Description for Co-Whites
Hardback. Aniagolu examines the dynamics of race and gender in the history of the United States, concluding that white American women collaborated with white American men as 'Co-Whites' or co-partners in the management and maintenance of white supremacy in the United States. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
Co-Whites discusses race and gender politics and traces the role of women in Western and non-Western political systems. Aniagolu examines the dynamics of race and gender in the United States, starting from the colonial and antebellum periods, leading up to the American Civil War and Reconstruction, through the Civil Rights era of the 1960s, to the present day. The work explores how white American women, in their search and struggle for gender equality in the United States, related to three principal streams in America's socioeconomic and political history: white supremacy, women of color-especially African American women, and the freedom ... Read more
Co-Whites discusses race and gender politics and traces the role of women in Western and non-Western political systems. Aniagolu examines the dynamics of race and gender in the United States, starting from the colonial and antebellum periods, leading up to the American Civil War and Reconstruction, through the Civil Rights era of the 1960s, to the present day. The work explores how white American women, in their search and struggle for gender equality in the United States, related to three principal streams in America's socioeconomic and political history: white supremacy, women of color-especially African American women, and the freedom ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
Number of Pages
354
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761853404
SKU
V9780761853404
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Emeka Aniagolu
Emeka Aniagolu is originally from Nigeria and teaches African and African American history and politics at Ohio Wesleyan University. He has written two works of fiction, three works of historical fiction, and three works of non-fiction.
Reviews for Co-Whites
Co-Whites raises important questions about the Second Wave of Feminism in the United States including whether its leaders failed at a critical juncture in American history to participate in revolutionary change regarding racial justice. Readers will gain insights into the historic fault lines between the Civil Rights Movement and the Women's Movement, and the position of white women within a ... Read more