A ground-breaking book that offers a new story about ethnicity, populism and immigration based on a wealth of data.
Eric Kaufmann is Professor of Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London. A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, he was born in Hong Kong and spent eight early years in Tokyo. His previous books include Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth? and The Rise and Fall of Anglo-America.
A magisterial survey of the most important political trend of the
21st century so far. It will be controversial - but mostly with
those who dislike evidence, are horrified by open mindedness, and
who find it convenient to ignore truth. It should be required
reading for today's rulers; they may not like it, but they need to
understand Kaufmann's defence of democracy before it's too late
*Trevor Phillips*
A powerful and rigorously researched exploration of how demographic
change is transforming western societies and politics. Rejecting
extreme nationalism and extreme liberal individualism alike,
Kaufmann uses a wealth of empirical data to carve out a space for a
multivocal and flexible political system that recognises ethnic
identities without sacrificing liberal values of freedom and
tolerance. Whether or not you end up agreeing with it, this is a
book that speaks to the most urgent and difficult issues of our
time
*John Gray, author of Seven Types of Atheism*
Whiteshift is a big, brilliant, ambitious book - perhaps the first
truly definitive book of the Trump era. Meticulous, challenging,
and provocative, this is the rare book that takes it upon itself to
try to shift our entire way of thinking on the most difficult
question of our time - inevitable demographic and ethnic change in
the United States and Europe
*Shadi Hamid, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution and author of
Islamic Exceptionalism*
Extraordinary. . . a tour de force that could expand the so-called
"Overton window" - the range of what is acceptable to say - on
these central issues
*Sunday Times*
A detailed analysis of attitudes to race breaks the taboo on this
vital subject . . . Anyone interested in preparing for the future
would do well to read this book. . . Part of the usefulness of the
book is in the amount of new data that Kaufmann brings to the
debate. As well as his statistical analysis Kaufmann also displays
an extraordinarily deep and wide historical knowledge
*Evening Standard*
A giant of a book, channelling together cascades of polls, data
sets and excursions in history to produce a conclusion of qualified
optimism. . . does the large service of telling liberals and
leftists who prefer to remain shocked rather than to work at
understanding that their fellow citizens are not, in the main,
deplorable bigots, and that white fear is real, but need not be
dangerous
*Financial Times*
An essential read for liberals. In among its many graphs and
reports of surveys are a series of salutary reminders of how easily
the idea of a threat from strangers can become a dominant political
issue. You may not agree with Kaufmann, but you have to deal with
him
*The Times*
An explosive book
*The Times Books of the Year*
A monumental study of ethno-demographic change and the rise of
populism across the rich world. . . ranges far beyond Brexit and
Britain and puts a parochial debate in a much bigger context
*Economist*
A very substantial book with important things to say about
identity, migration, populism and other questions of the moment. .
. One of the best aspects of Kaufmann's book is its optimism
*Literary Review*
An insightful study of demographic change in the US, UK, Canada,
Europe and Australia
*Daily Telegraph*
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