The Modern World Racial System in Transition

Abstract

The origins of the modern world racial system & its present national & transnational profile are described, focusing on the US, South Africa, Brazil, & the European Union. Demography, mobilization for racial equality, reform of state racial policies, & globalization interact to transform the logic of this system. New racial tensions have arisen, & racial differences still restrict political influence, but transnational antiracist networks have also developed to challenge them. M. Pflum