Legitimising racism: An exploration of the challenges posed by the use of indigeneity discourses by the far right

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1-12

  Williams, Sasha ^a   Law, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British National party; Cultural difference; English Defence League; Indigeneity; Islam; Multiculturalism; Racial Science; Racism; Whiteness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863866210     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.2554     Document Type: Article

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