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The racialization of the globe: an interactive interpretation
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This article argues that racist belief systems are global although they are neither uniform nor universal. It suggests that racist belief systems share a common language based on science, that they have a common political tension derived from an egalitarian philosophy and that they can also diverge considerably according to local cognitive traditions and political agendas. The article contends that an interactive approach alone can take into account how racist belief systems were negotiated, appropriated and transformed within historically specific contexts, and it provides a number of detailed discussions of cases ranging from Rwanda to China.
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- Available online: 31 Oct 2008
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FRANK DIKÖTTER is Chair and Professor of Humanities at the University of Hong Kong.
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