This work examines racialization and the discourses with which it co-joined. It returns to debates of the 1980s, arguing that events in the decade were intertwined with conservative perspectives which denied socio-economic causes in favour of supposed cultural or personal proclivities. 'This is a valuable book for anyone interested in understanding both the history and contemporary forms of disorder related to race. It provides a rounded analysis of an issue that is central to the study of political and social change in British society.' John Solomos, University of Southampton, UK '...will be of use first and foremost to students of race and ethnicity...solid and evenly balanced...' Ethnic conflict