Birth of a White Nation; The Invention of White People and Its Relevance Today; Second Edition

__Birth of a White Nation, Second Edition__ examines the social construction of race through the invention of white people. Surveying colonial North American law and history, the book interrogates the origins of racial inequality and injustice in American society, and details how the invention still serves to protect the ruling elite to the present day. This second edition documents the proliferation of ideas imposed and claimed throughout history that have conspired to give content, form, and social meaning to one’s racial classification. Beginning its expanded narrative with the development of diverse Native American societies through contact with European colonizers in the Tidewater region, and progressing to the emigration of Mexicans, Irish, and other "non-whites", this new edition addresses the ongoing production and reproduction of whiteness as a distinct and dominant social category. It also looks to the future by developing a new, applied framework for countering racial inequality and promoting greater awareness of anti-racist policies and practices. __Birth of a White Nation__ will be of great interest to students, scholars, and general readers seeking to make sense of the dramatic racial inequities of our time and to forge an antiracist path forward. Birth of a White Nation, Second Edition examines the social construction of race through the invention of white people. Surveying colonial North American law and history, the book interrogates the origins of racial inequality and injustice in American society, and details how the invention still serves to protect the ruling elite to the present day. Cover 1 Endorsements 2 Half Title 4 Title Page 6 Copyright Page 7 Table of Contents 8 List of Illustrations 9 Acknowledgments 10 Introduction: Birth of a White Nation 12 1. Before the Invention of White People 22 2. White People: The Creation 35 3. How “Whites” Became a Success 50 4. The Americanization of Whites 62 5. Contingent Whites and Inbetween People: Mexicans and Irish in the U.S. 79 6. Whiteness 96 7. Deconstructing Whiteness 108 Afterword: Why Would Whites Work to Dismantle Whiteness? 114 Index 124 Introduction;,1,Before,the,Invention,of,White,People;,2,White,People;,3,How,“Whites”,Became,a,Success;,4,The,Americanization,of,Whites;,5,Contingent,Whites,and,Inbetween,People;,6,Whiteness;,7,Deconstructing,Whiteness;,Afterword Introduction,1 Before the Invention of White People,2 White People,3 How “Whites” Became a Success,4 The Americanization of Whites,5 Contingent Whites and Inbetween People,6 Whiteness,7 Deconstructing Whiteness,Afterword "Birth of A White Nation (2nd edition) examines the social construction of race through the invention of white people. Surveying colonial North American law and history, the book interrogates the origins of racial inequality and injustice in American society, and details how the invention still serves to protect the ruling elite to the present day. This second edition documents the proliferation of ideas imposed and claimed throughout history that have conspired to give content, form and social meaning to one's racial classification. Beginning its expanded narrative with the development of diverse Native American societies through contact with European colonizers in the Tidewater region, and progressing to the emigration of Mexicans, Irish and other 'non-whites', this new edition addresses the ongoing production and reproduction of whiteness as a distinct and dominant social category. It also looks to the future by developing a new, applied framework for countering racial inequality and promoting greater awareness of anti-racist policies and practices. Birth of a White Nation will be of great interest to students, scholars and general readers seeking to make sense of the dramatic racial inequities of our time and to forge an anti-racist path forward"-- Provided by publisher