| The Arrogance of Race Revised Edition Contributor(s): Fredrickson, George M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0819562173 ISBN-13: 9780819562173 Publisher: Wesleyan University Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1989 Annotation: Historical Perspectives on Slavery, Racism, and Social Inequality.This book summarizes a generation of labor by one of America's master scholars. It demonstrates that race should be understood as an independent force, fully capable of developing a life of its own and often exercising a decisive influence upon the course of our history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| LCCN: 87036446 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.99" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An investigation of the issue of race over a generation of labor Winner of the Gustavus Myers Center Award (1990) The Arrogance of Race is a significant contribution to the historiography of slavery and racism in America. George Fredrickson, one of the most respected and cogent historians of this complex and troubling subject, maintains that racism is a cultural phenomenon not a mere by-product of class conflict and colonialism. He opts for a "dualistic" rather than a more popular monolithic explanation of the tragedy of racism. |