"Lesser Breeds"

Racial Attitudes in Popular British Culture, 1890-1940

By (author) Michael Diamond

Publication date:

01 August 2006

Publisher

Anthem Press

Dimensions:

216x135mm
5x9"

ISBN-13: 9781843312161

BOOK DESCRIPTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS

'Lesser Breeds' focuses on racism as manifested in the popular culture of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain, exemplified by attitudes to the Chinese, Arabs, Blacks and Jews. This compelling book investigates the manifold expressions of prejudice in the popular arts of the period.

Introduction; Chapter 1: The Yellow Peril and the Background to Villainy; 2. Chapter 2: Chinese Villains and Masterminds; 3. Chapter 3: Gordon and Arab Nationalism; 4. French North Africa and the Lure of the Desert; Chapter 5: The Sheikh and His Imitators; Chapter 6. Ghettoes and Stereotypes; Chapter 7: Jewish 'Pride of Race'; Chapter 8: The Jews and Some Famous Authors; Chapter 9: Jews on Jews; Chapter 10: Coping with Africa; Chapter 11: Blacks in the Caribbean and Home; Afterword; Notes; Index