Towards the Abolition of Whiteness: Essays on Race, Politics, and Working Class

Description: Towards the Abolition of Whiteness by David R. Roediger Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, this prize-winning author offers reflections on how the history of white racism continues to have impact on political and social life today. His previous book, "The Wages of Whiteness" won the Merle Curti Prize for Social History in 1991. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Towards the Abolition of Whiteness collects David Roedigers recent essays, many published here for the first time, and counts the costs of whiteness in the past and present of the US. It finds those costs insupportable. At a time when prevailing liberal wisdom argues for the downplaying of race in the hope of building coalitions dedicated to economic reform, Roediger wants to open, not close, debates on the privileges and miseries associated with being white. He closely examines the way in which white identities have historically prepared white Americans to accept the oppression of others, the emptiness of their own lives, and the impossibility of change.Whether discussing popular culture, race and ethnicity, the evolution of such American keywords as gook, boss and redneck, the strikes of 1877 or the election of 1992, Roediger pushes at the boundaries between labor history and politics, as well as those between race and class. Alive to tension within what James Baldwin called "the lie of whiteness," Roediger explores the record of dissent from white identity, especially in the cultural realm, and encourages the search for effective political challenges to whiteness. Author Biography David Roediger is widely credited as a founder of Critical Whiteness Studies. He writes as a historian and interdisciplinary scholar of race and labor in the US. Educated in public schools and in social movements, his major books include Wages of Whiteness, Seizing Freedom, and How Race Survived US History. Review David Roediger has emerged as the leading analyst, critic and interpreter of the role of whiteness in US history and culture. His carefully researched and historically grounded writing shows us that white racism has been a central force in US history, and a key component of Euro-American identity, not just an aberration in an otherwise color-blind society. -- George Lipsitz, University of California, San Diego Promotional Counting the costs of whiteness in the American past and present Long Description Towards the Abolition of Whiteness collects David Roediger.s recent essays, many published here for the first time, and counts the costs of whiteness in the past and present of the US. It finds those costs insupportable. At a time when prevailing liberal wisdom argues for the downplaying of race in the hope of building coalitions dedicated to economic reform, Roediger wants to open, not close, debates on the privileges and miseries associated with being white. He closely examines the way in which white identities have historically prepared white Americans to accept the oppression of others, the emptiness of their own lives, and the impossibility of change. Whether discussing popular culture, race and ethnicity, the evolution of such American keywords as gook, boss and redneck, the strikes of 1877 or the election of 1992, Roediger pushes at the boundaries between labor history and politics, as well as those between race and class. Alive to tension within what James Baldwin called .the lie of whiteness,. Roediger explores the record of dissent from white identity, especially in the cultural realm, and encourages the search for effective political challenges to whiteness. Review Text eoeDavid Roediger has emerged as the leading analyst, critic and interpreter of the role of whiteness in US history and culture. His carefully researched and historically grounded writing shows us that white racism has been a central force in US history, and a key component of Euro-American identity, not just an aberration in an otherwise color-blind society.e Review Quote "David Roediger has emerged as the leading analyst, critic and interpreter of the role of whiteness in US history and culture. His carefully researched and historically grounded writing shows us that white racism has been a central force in US history, and a key component of Euro-American identity, not just an aberration in an otherwise color-blind society."-George Lipsitz, University of California, San Diego Details ISBN0860916588 Short Title TOWARDS ABOLOTION OF W Language English ISBN-10 0860916588 ISBN-13 9780860916581 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1994 Imprint Verso Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations black & white illustrations Pages 218 DOI 10.1604/9780860916581 AU Release Date 1994-03-17 NZ Release Date 1994-03-17 UK Release Date 1994-03-17 Subtitle Essays on Race, Politics, and Working Class History Author David R. Roediger Publisher Verso Books Series Haymarket Publication Date 1994-03-17 DEWEY 305.800973 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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