Provides an accessible account of the social construction of racialized groups. Using both primary (in-depth interviews) and secondary data, four nations are examined: the UK, US, South Africa and Jamaica. Little attention has traditionally been given to theorizing multiracial identity in the context of white supremacist thought and practice.

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MARK CHRISTIAN is a professor in Black World Studies and Sociology at Miami University in Ohio, USA. A senior Fulbright recipient and a visiting fellow with the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, he has presented and published work on the Black British and African American experiences.

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Foreword by Dierdre L. Badejo List of Tables Acknowledgements Glossary Theorizing Multiracial Identity Speaking for Themselves (I): Definitions of the Racial Self and Parental Influence Speaking for Themselves (II): Inside and Outside of Blackness in Liverpool, UK South Africa and Jamaica: 'Other' Multiracial Case-Studies Assessing Multiracial Identity Conclusion Notes and References Bibliography Index