Combining classical Marxism; psychoanalysis; and the new labor history pioneered by E. P. Thompson and Herbert Gutman; David Roediger’s widely acclaimed book provides an original study of the formative years of working-class racism in the United States. This; he argues; cannot be explained simply with reference to economic advantage; rather; white working-class racism is underpinned by a complex series of psychological and ideological mechanisms that reinforce racial stereotypes; and thus help to forge the identities of white workers in opposition to Blacks.In a new preface; Roediger reflects on the reception; influence; and critical response to The Wages of Whiteness; while Kathleen Cleaver’s insightful introduction hails the importance of a work that has become a classic.
#948547 in Books Osprey Publishing 2005-08-10 2005-08-10Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.90 x .23 x 7.24l; #File Name: 184176913496 pages9781841769134
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