Eurowhiteness

"‘Hans Kundnani has been on an intellectual journey over several years, close to the heart of the European mythmaking machine... What has emerged from this slow disenchantment is a clear, elegantly written polemic. Some people won’t like it, which is probably why they should read it. … Kundnani’s book is more than an insightful one, it is a necessary one.’ -- Financial Times ‘[A] short and punchy book [that] exposes the often hidden and frequently denied foundations of European integration.’ -- The Irish Times ‘[Eurowhiteness] decries the continent's subtler form of chauvinism. ... By highlighting the way colonial horrors were memory-holed, Mr Kundnani rightly points out that other sins were mostly ignored.’ -- The Economist ‘[A] well-researched, interesting little book.’ -- The New Statesman ‘Kundnani is right that some Europeans… cling to the misguided idealist belief that the EU should be hailed as a “universal model” that can eradicate genocide, war, colonialism, human rights abuse, and other global problems. This book remains a useful counterpoint to such complacency by showing how the world’s most peaceful, egalitarian, green, and increasingly diverse continent is still far from utopia.’ -- Foreign Affairs ‘Kundnani deftly bursts the bubble of those who idealize the EU as a cosmopolitan project.’ -- Jacobin ‘Fresh and exciting perspectives like Kundnani’s are hard to come by.’ -- Engelsberg Ideas ‘The most intriguing section of Eurowhiteness is Kundnani’s discussion of Brexit.’ -- Areo Magazine ‘Many of [Kundnani’s] points… [are] instructive, useful and true.’ -- Martin Sandbu, Financial Times 'A fascinating book challenging the myths surrounding the EU. For some, this will be uncomfortable reading.' -- Anand Menon, Director of UK in a Changing Europe 'Kundnani shows that ideas of race are central to European thinking about politics. In the shadow of Ukraine, it's important for us to face this truth.' -- Kwame Anthony Appiah, author of 'The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity' 'A bracing challenge to the myths underlying the ""European Project"", and to the hollowness of contemporary cosmopolitanism.' -- Kenan Malik, author of 'Not So Black and White' 'Kundnani asks some hard and important questions about the EU's history, and his answers illuminate a great deal about European self-understanding.' -- Helen Thompson, co-host of Talking Politics 'Elegantly logical -- and sure to challenge many readers' assumptions.' -- Brendan Simms, author of 'Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy' and 'Britain's Europe' ‘A game changer - the first book seriously to explore the racial and ethnic motivations internal to the process of European integration and the formation of the EU.’ -- Simon Glendinning, Head of the European Institute and Professor in European Philosophy, London School of Economics"