I'm Not Racist, I Want My Country Back!

I'm Not Racist, I Want My Country Back! How Race, Power, and Nostalgia Shape the World We Live In Print edition: A clear, unsentimental investigation into racism and race relations, white privilege and systemic bias, nationalism and populism, colonialism/empire and apartheid, immigration and borders, identity, belonging, mixed-race experience, politics and policing. Braiding narrative with systems thinking, this book shows how language, law, media, and code work together to produce advantage and exclusion—often invisibly, always consequentially. What this paperback covers: cultural criticism and political commentary; decolonisation and reparations; media framing, propaganda, and algorithmic bias; British imperial legacies and French Algeria; South African apartheid and US civil rights; class, colourism, and the market for "morality"; how nostalgia fuels grievance and "take our country back" politics. It's rigorous yet readable, provocative yet fair—designed for reading groups, students of sociology and cultural theory, and anyone who prefers clarity over comfort. Inside each chapter: Racism 2.0 — Unpacked — historical, sociological, and policy context The Mirror Test — a practical reflection or provocation you can apply today Across the Divide — fiction meets reality via four families: the Grants (England), the Whitemans (South Africa), the Bakiris (France), the Washingtons (USA) Global Snapshot – Meanwhile… — concise world examples Podcast Teaser – Mini-Story — an audio-friendly scene to continue the conversation Why it matters now: In a noisy era of "culture wars", the book cuts through slogans to expose incentives, defaults, and feedback loops—how institutions, platforms, and policies entrench inequality while claiming neutrality. It offers a usable vocabulary for…