The Arena of Racism Theory, Culture & title: Society (Unnumbered) author: Wieviorka, Michel. publisher: Sage Publications, Inc. isbn10 | asin: 0803978804 print isbn13: 9780803978805 ebook isbn13: 9780585326177 language: English subject Racism, Racism--France. publication date: 1995 lcc: HT1521.W5313 1995eb ddc: 305.8 subject: Racism, Racism--France. Page i The Arena of Racism Page ii Theory, Culture & Society Theory, Culture & Society caters for the resurgence of interest in culture within contemporary social science and the humanities. Building on the heritage of classical social theory, the book series examines ways in which this tradition has been reshaped by a new generation of theorists. It will also publish theoretically informed analyses of everyday life, popular culture, and new intellectual movements. EDITOR: Mike Featherstone, University of Teesside SERIES EDITORIAL BOARD Roy Boyne, University of Teesside Mike Hepworth, University of Aberdeen Scott Lash, University of Lancaster Roland Robertson, University of Pittsburgh Bryan S. Turner, Deakin University Recent volumes include: Religion and Globalization Peter Beyer Baroque Reason The Aesthetics of Modernity Christine Buci-Glucksmann The Consuming Body Pasi Falk Cultural Identity and Global Process Jonathan Friedman The Established and the Outsiders Norbert Elias and John L. Scotson The Cinematic Society The Voyeur's Gaze Norman K. Denzin Decentring Leisure Rethinking Leisure Theory Chris Rojek Global Modernities Mike Featherstone, Scott Lash and Roland Robertson The Masque of Femininity The Presentation of Woman in Everyday Life Efrat Tseëlon Page iii The Arena of Racism Michel Wieviorka Translated by Chris Turner Page iv English translation © Sage Publications 1995 First published in English in 1995 Originally published in French as L'Espace du Racisme by Les Éditions du Seuil, Paris © Les Éditions du Seuil 1991 This translation is published with financial support from the French Ministry of Culture All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without permission in writing from the Publishers. SAGE Publications Ltd 6 Bonhill Street London EC2A 4PU SAGE Publications Inc 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, California 91320 SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd 32, M-Block Market Greater Kailash I New Delhi 110 048 Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society, School of Human Studies, University of Teesside British Library Cataloguing in Publication data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 8039 7880 4 ISBN 0 8039 7881 2 (pbk) Library of Congress catalog record available Typeset by Photoprint, Torquay, Devon, UK Printed in Great Britain by The Cromwell Press Ltd, Broughton Gifford, Melksham, Wiltshire Page v to my parents Page vii CONTENTS Acknowledgements x Preface xi Part One: From Race to Racism Introduction 1 1. Race as Explanatory Principle 3 1. Europe and the Idea of Race 3 2. Alexis de Tocqueville and Max Weber 6 3. Social Thought and Race in the United States 9 2. Race Relations 11 1. An Evolutionistic Optimism 12 2. Race Relations and Race Consciousness 13 3. Race, Caste and Class 15 3. Prejudice and Personality 17 1. From Race Relations to Theories of Prejudice 17 2. The American Dilemma 18 3. Racism and Personality 21 4. The Fragmentation of the Object 23 4. Racism as Ideology 26 1. Racist Ideology 26 2. Racism as Modern Ideology 28 3. Racism as Myth 31 Conclusion 34 Part Two: The Elementary Forms of Racism Introduction 36 5. Levels and Logics of Racism 38 1. The empirical space of racism 38 2. Fragmentation and Fusion 40 3. Difference and Inequality 42