Series
Original publication date
1991-11-01
Pages
viii; 200
Status
Available
Call number
Publication
London: Verso, c1991; Revised edition, 1999; Reprinted, 2003
Physical description
viii, 200 p.; 23.3 cm
ISBN
1859842402 / 9781859842409
Language
Original language
English
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.
Subjects
Awards
Merle Curti Award (1992)