White Supremacy

A Short History

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

When did whiteness begin? Was its rise inevitable? In this powerful history, John Broich traces the emergence, evolution and contradictions of white supremacy, from its roots in the British empire, to the racial politics of the present. Focussing on the English-speaking world, he examines how ideas of whiteness connect to the history of slavery, Enlightenment thought, European colonialism, Social Darwinism and eugenics, fascism and capitalism. Far from being the natural order of things, Broich demonstrates that white supremacy is a brittle concept. For centuries, it has been constantly shifting, rebranding, and justifying itself in the face of resistance. The oft-repeated excuse that its architects were simply "men of their time" collapses under scrutiny. With brutal honesty, Broich exposes the lies embedded in the grim biography of an invented race. White Supremacy calls for a deeper understanding of the past, that we might undo its grip on the present.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-03-19
Mått:140 x 216 x 19 mm
Vikt:500 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:280
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009627696

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John Broich is Associate Professor of History at Case Wetern Reserve University. His previous books include Squadron: Ending the African Slave Trade (2022) and Blood, Oil, and the Axis (2022) and he has written for the Guardian, Washington Post and BBC History Magazine.

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'Historians rarely offer such a thorough and powerfully accurate account of white supremacy in a digestible and succinct text as John Broich has written. White Supremacy: A Short History is a tremendous resource for scholars and students alike. Broich succeeds in taking readers through a journey over the centuries of racial thinking drawing their attention to horrors of white violence and debilitating proliferation of white supremacist ideology within the United States and Europe. Highly recommended.' Tommy J. Curry, author of Another white Man's Burden

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; Part I. The Long Evolution of a 'Master Race' and 'Slave Race': 1. Before Whiteness, 400s BCE–1600; 2. The Emergence of Whiteness – Gradually and Suddenly, 1400–1730s; 3. Defining Whiteness through the 'Enlightenment,' 1600–1800; Part II. Redefining the 'Master' and Inventing the White Man's Burden: 4. The Empire of Whiteness, 1600–1830s; 5. Between White Father and Elimination, 1800–1865; 6. Creating the White Man's Burden, 1865–1930s; 7. White Supremacy's Death-Grip, 1930s–Present; Final Reflections and Prospects for the Future.