White Thinking
White Thinking What does it mean to be white? If so, how did it come about, and why?In this book, drawing on history, personal experience and activist literature, the former footballer and World…
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White Thinking
What does it mean to be white? If so, how did it come about, and why?In this book, drawing on history, personal experience and activist literature, the former footballer and World Champion Lilian Thuram looks at the origins and workings of white thinking, how it divides us and how it has become ubiquitous and accepted without challenge. Beyond just a skin colour, is it also a way of thinking?
He demonstrates how centuries of white bias and denial justified slavery and colonialism, and have reinforced norms and structures of oppression, limiting the roles and horizons of both non-whites and whites alike.Crucially, while White Thinking is a critique of ingrained structural inequities, it calls for an inclusive approach to solving the problem, and aims to raise awareness and imagine a new world in which all of humanity is given equal