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Politics of Whiteness: Race, Workers, and Culture in the Modern South (Economy and Society in the Modern South)
Michelle Brattain
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Paperback. The Politics of Whiteness presents the first sustained analysis of white racial identity among workers in what was the South's largest industry for much of the twentieth century: textiles. Series: Economy & Society in the Modern South S. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; JFSC; JFSL; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
The Politics of Whiteness presents the first sustained analysis of white racial identity among workers in what was the South’s largest industry for much of the twentieth century: textiles. Michelle Brattain, who grounds her work in a study of Rome, Georgia, from the Great Depression to the 1970s, adds a significant new dimension to a field that before had focused primarily on antiunionism, paternalism, or mill village culture. Many scholars have argued that racial tensions kept black and white workers from seeing their shared interests. While that may be so, says Brattain, Jim Crow and southern industry also functioned to ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Series
Economy & Society in the Modern South S.
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820326047
SKU
V9780820326047
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About Michelle Brattain
MICHELLE BRATTAIN is an associate professor of history at Georgia State University.
Reviews for Politics of Whiteness: Race, Workers, and Culture in the Modern South (Economy and Society in the Modern South)
This study takes working-class conservatism seriously and refuses to wave it away as false consciousness. It offers a full account of the role of whiteness and white privilege in structuring such conservatism, and intriguing hints as to the role of local boosterism and gender politics in generating both quietism and activism.
author of The Wages of Whiteness: Race and ... Read more
A very fine piece of historical scholarship, written with verve, grace, and clarity. It is clearly a significant contribution to the history of race and of southern labor and politics.
author of Too Heavy a Load: Black Women in Defense of Themselves, 1894-1994
A work of major importance . . . Will take its place alongside the best studies on labor and race in the twentieth-century South.
H-South
[An] important study . . . exhaustively researched . . . her story has profound implications A compelling, thoroughly researched monograph with a serious argument worth engaging. Students of Georgia politics and history or of race and labor in the modern era will want to read this fine case study. Show Less
author of The Wages of Whiteness: Race and ... Read more
A very fine piece of historical scholarship, written with verve, grace, and clarity. It is clearly a significant contribution to the history of race and of southern labor and politics.
author of Too Heavy a Load: Black Women in Defense of Themselves, 1894-1994
A work of major importance . . . Will take its place alongside the best studies on labor and race in the twentieth-century South.
H-South
[An] important study . . . exhaustively researched . . . her story has profound implications A compelling, thoroughly researched monograph with a serious argument worth engaging. Students of Georgia politics and history or of race and labor in the modern era will want to read this fine case study. Show Less