JOHN GREEN appreciates an informative and readable account of the nation state and its current dilemmas, but doubts the solutions this author has to offer
How to truly end the choke-hold of racism?
ALEX HALL recommends a book that places empirical evidence at the heart of understanding racism
NO INTERVENTION TOO SMALL: Taking the knee at Lewes FC Women v Leicester City Women in April 2021
[James Boyes/CC]
JOHN MCINALLY recommends that this rational, reasonable and devastating case against the End Of Life Bill be read by every serious socialist activist
CHRIS SEARLE urges you not to miss Mark Sanders’ three night residency at Cafe Oto, Dalston, London
JENNY MITCHELL surveys the work of Hurvin Anderson, now a centrepiece of Britain’s white-dominated art establishment, and explores some of the complexities it opens up about British Caribbean identity
SOPHIE STOLL wallows in a fine live recording of old blues-infused folk songs immersed in American blue-collar culture
ANGUS REID and MARIA DUARTE review DJ Ahmet, Redoubt, They Will Kill You, and The Magic Faraway Tree
The Science of Racism
by Keon West
Picador, £25
PROFESSOR Keon West’s mission in this book is to present the scientific evidence of racism. In a world where right-wing ideologues make divisive mischief with narratives of “two-tier” policing, anti-white racism and through the culture wars, a scientific approach is a welcome intervention in the debate.
West is well qualified to take on the task, with an impressive academic record and senior roles at high profile institutions, his expertise is indisputable. He has a clear intention to get his message out, and this book is a lay-reader-friendly guide through empirical studies of prejudice.
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