This is largely a sociological history book, discussing various race relations.

But, in the middle of it is this amazing criticism of multiculturalism and the idea that we aren't (and can't) be strictly segregated into arbitrarily defined 'pure' culture bubbles: that's just not how culture works. We borrow from, adapt, reinvent and change as people, and trying to define strict cultural bounderies is counterproductive.

I'm still digesting all the thoughts in here, but I love it, and it seems to echo so much of the shortcomings of multiculturalism I've seen myself.

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