The Rhetoric of Racism

This book explores the pragmatic, theoretical and philosophical issues that emerge in contemporary considerations of rhetoric and race relations. It examines the epistemological assumptions at work in our understanding of, and participation in, the language of oppression. Contents: In the Shadow of the Word; From Socrates to South Africa; Language and Oppression; Racism in Black and White; Race as Symbolic Reality; From Complicity to Coherence; References; Index.