The Invention of the White Race is a groundbreaking analysis of the birth of racism in America. When the first Africans arrived in Virginia in 1619; there were no “white†people; nor; according to colonial records; would there be for another sixty years. In his seminal two-volume work; Theodore W. Allen details the creation of the “white race†by the ruling class as a method of social control in response to labor unrest precipitated by Bacon’s Rebellion. By distinguishing European Americans from African Americans within the laboring class; white privileges enforced the myth of the white race through the years and has been central to maintaining ruling-class domination over the entire working class. Since its publication in the midnineties; The Invention of the White Race has become indispensable in debates on the origins of racial oppression in America. Volume One examines Irish history to show the relativity of race and racial oppression as a form of social control. Volume Two details the development of racial oppression and racial slavery in colonial Virginia and; more broadly; Anglo-America. An introduction by Jeffrey B. Perry discusses Allen’s contributions; critical reception; and continuing importance.
#1000665 in Books Phoenix 2003-08-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .66 x 5.06 x 7.76l; .51 #File Name: 1842127195192 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good readBy ArleneAnother great history lesson from this talented author0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. FantasticBy Robert FieldReads like a novel. This book reminds me of the the very best of Foote's work in his trilogy of Civil War narratives. After reading you'll feel like an eyewitness to Waterloo.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A wonderful read. Highly recommended.By William TellThis is an impressively written and entertaining account of the battle. It provides context and follows several soldiers involved. The carnage and randomness of the day are extremely well described; personalities well developed. It does not attempt to be heavily academic nor all-encompassing; rather it provides observers' accounts of the mayhem that was the battle. Highly recommended.Howarth appears to have had a gift for fact-based story telling and so far I've thorough enjoyed all his books.
