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Racism and discourse in Spain and Latin America

This new book extends Teun A. van Dijk's earlier research on discursive racism to the Latin world. He presents a first inventory of elite discourse and racism in Spain and Latin America by examining discursive reactions in Spain to recent immigration, as well as age-old racism and ethnicism in text and talk in Latin America (especially Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Chile). Through careful analysis of the media, political discourse, textbooks and other public discourses in these countries he shows that discursive euro-racism is ubiquitous also in countries outside Europe. Spain reproduces, but
eBook, English, 2005
John Benjamins Pub. Co., Amsterdam [The Netherlands], 2005
1 online resource (xii, 197 pages)
9789027294364, 9789027227041, 9027294364, 9027227047
150645930
Racism and Discourse in Spain and Latin America; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; dedication; Table of contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Racism and discourse; 2. Elite discourse and racism in Spain; 3. Elite discourse and racism in Latin America; Notes; References; Appendix; Name index; Subject index; The series Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture