The Highest Stage of White Supremacy

Häftad, Engelska, 1982

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Beskrivning

An original and exciting work of comparative history, this book analyses the origins of segregation as a specific stage in the evolution of white supremacy in South Africa and the American South. Unlike scholars who have attributed twentieth-century patterns of race relations to the continuation of earlier social norms and attitudes, Cell understands segregation as a distinct system and ideology of race and class division, closely associated with urbanisation, industrialisation, and modern processes of state and party formation. Originally advocated by moderates and liberals, rather than by racist fanatic with whom it later came to be identified, segregation became comparatively sophisticated, flexible, and absorptive. In its ambiguities even advocates of black power could sometimes find a basis for collaboration.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1982-10-29
Mått:152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt:510 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521270618

Utforska kategorier

Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik

Recensioner i media

'This is an extremely valuable investigation which should command the attention of scholars of both the United States and Africa, as well as those who desire an expert introduction to current debates concerning the complex interrelation of race and class in these societies. Cell's account of the existing literature and its limitations is provocative and his own analysis often highly original.' Eric Foner, Columbia University

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; 1. The problem of segregation; 2. Contemporary perspectives; 3. Recent interpretations of the origins of segregation in South Africa; 4. The origins of segregation in the American South: the Woodward thesis and its critics; 5. The south makes segregation: the economic interpretation; 6. The south makes segregation: the social interpretation; 7. A note on southern moderates and segregation; 8. South Africa makes segregation; 9. Conclusion: reactions to segregation; Notes; Index.