Why anti-racism is doing more harm than good
Kenan Malik is a writer, lecturer, broadcaster, and Senior Visiting Fellow at the University of Surrey, UK. He writes regularly for The Times, the Guardian, Prospect, and New Statesman, and has made a number of acclaimed TV documentaries. His books include The Meaning of Race: Race, History and Culture in Western Society (1996), and Man, Beast and Zombie: What Science Can and Cannot Tell us about Human Nature (2000) which Professor Steve Jones has described as 'a ray of commonsense in a fog of pseudo-science'.
“This question of whether we need to tiptoe respectfully around
particular beliefs as somehow culturally privileged has been
recently addressed by the science writer Kenan Malik in his
interesting book on race, Strange Fruit.
*The Times*
"A nicely provocative and stylish polemic."
*The Guardian*
"Strange Fruit:Why Both Sides Are Wrong in the Race Debate has
ignited a firestorm of controversy within the scientific
community……Malik's extended argument for recognizing the complexity
of racial identification is well worth reading for the clarity and
insight he brings to the discussion."
*Magill Book Reviews for MagillOnLiteraturePlus and Library
Reference Center*
"[Malik's] tone is measured and his arguments well grounded. And
underpinning his lucid and important book is a fundamental belief
in universal human dignity."
*Financial Times*
"For anyone who finds themselves confused or bemused by the 'race
debate', and perhaps even more so for those who know exactly where
they stand, Strange Fruit, Kenan Malik's excellent new book, is
essential reading. Malik is one of the most interesting and
perceptive voices operating in the disputed territory where
science, culture and politics meet. A stalwart defender of free
speech, he is a formidable enemy of fuzzy or wishful thinking."
Andrew Anthony
*The Observer*
"Kenan Malik’s gloriously sharp and combative new book, Strange
Fruit, cuts through the cant and confusion that so often surrounds
this issue."
*Culture Wars - On-line reviews for Institute of Ideas*
"Kenan's lucid polemic provides a fascinating history of changing
interpretations of the idea of race."
*The Sunday Telegraph*
"Malik is anything but lazy, and weaves politics, science and
history into a thoughtful and considered argument"
*BBC Focus*
"Kenan Malik's argument will probably not end the race debate just
yet, but that will not be for want of eloquence or cogency: far
from it" A.C. Grayling
*Literary Review*
"Three cheers for Malik's rationalism"
*New Scientist*
"Malik gives a very valuable exposition of the history and
construction of race … one of the most thoughtful recent
discussions of the subject
*Choice*
"Three cheers for Malik's rationalism"
*New Scientist*
"Kenan Malik's argument will probably not end the race debate just
yet, but that will not be for want of eloquence or cogency: far
from it" A.C. Grayling
*Literary Review*
"Malik is anything but lazy, and weaves politics, science and
history into a thoughtful and considered argument"
*BBC Focus*
"Kenan Malik’s gloriously sharp and combative new book, Strange
Fruit, cuts through the cant and confusion that so often surrounds
this issue."
*Culture Wars - On-line reviews for Institute of Ideas*
"For anyone who finds themselves confused or bemused by the 'race
debate', and perhaps even more so for those who know exactly where
they stand, Strange Fruit, Kenan Malik's excellent new book, is
essential reading. Malik is one of the most interesting and
perceptive voices operating in the disputed territory where
science, culture and politics meet. A stalwart defender of free
speech, he is a formidable enemy of fuzzy or wishful thinking."
Andrew Anthony
*The Observer*
"[Malik's] tone is measured and his arguments well grounded. And
underpinning his lucid and important book is a fundamental belief
in universal human dignity."
*Financial Times*
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