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The History of White People
Nell Irvin Painter
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Description for The History of White People
Paperback. A New York Times bestseller: "This terrific new book .. [explores] the 'notion of whiteness,' an idea as dangerous as it is seductive."-Boston Globe Num Pages: 512 pages, 70 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 422.
Telling perhaps the most important forgotten story in American history, eminent historian Nell Irvin Painter guides us through more than two thousand years of Western civilization, illuminating not only the invention of race but also the frequent praise of “whiteness” for economic, scientific, and political ends. A story filled with towering historical figures, The History of White People closes a huge gap in literature that has long focused on the non-white and forcefully reminds us that the concept of “race” is an all-too-human invention whose meaning, importance, and reality have changed as it has been driven by a long and ... Read more
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Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393339741
SKU
V9780393339741
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99-1
About Nell Irvin Painter
Nell Irvin Painter is the award-winning author of many books, including Standing at Armageddon and The History of White People. She is the Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, at Princeton University and lives in East Orange, New Jersey, and the Adirondacks.
Reviews for The History of White People
"One of the most important books ever on the social construction of the notion that there is a 'white' race." "[I]ntriguing and well researched. This is an important addition to the nascent academic field of whiteness studies, which examines the social construction of whiteness with particular attention to the American experience. It should be read by all historians and anyone ... Read more