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About the Book

This edition looks at the theme of ‘race,’ ‘racism’ and ‘racial discrimination’ from socio-economic and political perspectives. This  edition is redesigned into six chapters that deals with the concept and types of races in South Asian, Afro-American continents, conceptual and legal aspects of racial discrimination, scientific theory of racism and racial discrimination, attitudinal and behavioral indicators of discrimination in which it deals with perceptions of discrimination, and caste discrimination in the South Asian Diaspora. The author has tried to discuss the theme in a lucid manner. The work is an invaluable source of information for the readers seeking to explore the burning issue.

About the Author

Dr. Anjana Banerjee is a dynamic scholar and teacher of Sociology. She did her M.A (Sociology) and Ph.D. from Patna University, Patna. As a keen researcher, she has written number of research papers which have been published in reputed journals and news papers. Her prominent publications include Theory of Social Leadership (2004), Habermas’s Theory of the Neo-Marxist Criticism (2005) and Working Class Movement (2010). Presently, teaching in RPS College, Patna.