Towards the Abolition of Whiteness
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Towards the Abolition of Whiteness by David R Roediger
Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, this prize-winning author offers reflections on how the history of white racism continues to have impact on political and social life today. His previous book, "The Wages of Whiteness" won the Merle Curti Prize for Social History in 1991.
David Roediger has emerged as the leading analyst, critic and interpreter of the role of 'whiteness' in US history and cultureHis carefully researched and historically grounded writing shows us that white racism has been a central force in US history, and a key component of Euro-American identity, not just an aberration in an otherwise color-blind society. -- George Lipsitz, University of California, San Diego
David Roediger is widely credited as a founder of Critical Whiteness Studies. He writes as a historian and interdisciplinary scholar of race and labor in the US. Educated in public schools and in social movements, his major books include Wages of Whiteness, Seizing Freedom, and How Race Survived US History.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780860916581 |
| ISBN 10 | 0860916588 |
| Title | Towards the Abolition of Whiteness |
| Author | David R Roediger |
| Series | Haymarket |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 1994-03-17 |
| Number of pages | 218 |
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