The Rise and Fall of the White Republic
Class Politics and Mass Culture in Nineteenth-century America
- 480pages
- 17 heures de lecture
An analysis of how popular and literary culture spread the gospel of white racial superiority.
Cette série propose des études originales en politique, histoire et culture, avec un accent particulier sur l'Amérique du Nord. Les ouvrages représentent un large éventail de points de vue de la gauche américaine sur divers sujets. Elle intéressera les socialistes et ceux qui s'engagent dans les héritages politiques et l'activisme à l'échelle mondiale. Ces contributions témoignent de l'héritage vivant de l'engagement politique pour lequel ses martyrs ont donné leur vie.




Class Politics and Mass Culture in Nineteenth-century America
An analysis of how popular and literary culture spread the gospel of white racial superiority.
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The book delves into the historical transformation of African bond-laborers into slaves, highlighting how this shift led to the emergence of color-based racism in Anglo-America. Allen examines Bacon's Rebellion to illustrate how the plantation elite granted privileges to poor white laborers based on their skin color, effectively "inventing the white race" as a societal construct. This analysis reveals the long-lasting implications of these racial dynamics, extending into contemporary society.
Groundbreaking analysis of the birth of racism in America - volume 2.