The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working Class
Description
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. Read more
Features:
Product Details:
- Publisher : Verso; 4th edition (November 22, 2022)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 240 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1839768304
- ISBN-13 : 09
- Item Weight : 8 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.26 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #504,928 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #217 in U.S. Immigrant History #1,676 in Discrimination & Racism #1,679 in Cultural Anthropology (Books)
- #217 in U.S. Immigrant History
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