Dismantling Global White Privilege by Chandran Nair

Dismantling Global White Privilege by Chandran Nair

White privilege damages and distorts societies around the world, not just in the United States. This book exposes its pervasive global reach and creates a new space for discourse on worldwide racial equality.

As Chandran Nair shows in this uncompromising new book, a belief in the innate superiority of White people and Western culture, once the driving force behind imperialism, is now woven into the very fabric of globalization. It is so insidious that, as Nair points out, even many non-White people have internalized it, judging themselves by an alien standard. It has no rival in terms of longevity, global reach, harm done, and continuing subversion of other cultures and societies.

Nair takes a comprehensive look at the destructive influence of global White privilege. He examines its impact on geopolitics, the reframing of world history, and international business practices. In the soft-power spheres of White privilege--entertainment, the news media, sports, and fashion--he offers example after example of how White cultural products remain the aspirational standard. Even environmentalism has been corrupted, dominated by a White savior mentality whereby technologies and practices built in the West will save the supposedly underdeveloped, poorly governed, and polluted non-Western world.

For all these areas, Nair gives specific suggestions for breaking the power of White privilege. It must be dismantled--not just because it is an injustice but also because we will be creating a post-Western world that has less conflict, is more united, and is better able to respond to the existential challenges facing all of us.

Chandran Nair is the founder of the Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT), an independent social venture think tank dedicated to advancing understanding of the impact of globalization through thought leadership and positive action to affect change. He was chairman of Environmental Resources Management (ERM) in Asia Pacific until 2004, establishing the company as Asia's leading environmental consultancy. For more than a decade he has strongly advocated a more sustainable approach to development in Asia, advising governments and multinational corporations to instill their policies and key decision-making processes with these principles. In addition to his work with GIFT, Chandran Nair continues to provide strategic management advice and coaching to business leaders.

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ISBN 13	9781523000005
ISBN 10	1523000007
Title	Dismantling Global White Privilege
Author	Chandran Nair
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Year published	2022-01-04
Number of pages	264
Prizes	Commended for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (Multicultural Nonfiction) 2022
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.