Diverse Nations: Explorations in the History of Racial and Ethnic Pluralism (United States in the World)

one Of The World’s Leading Historians Of Race Relations, George Fredrickson In His Newest Book Probes The History Of Racial And Ethnic Diversity In The United States And Other Parts Of The World. diverse Nations Explores Recent Interpretations Of Slavery And Race Relations In The United States And Introduces Comparative Perspectives On Europe, South Africa, And Brazil. Notably, The Book Features Groundbreaking Work Comparing Ethnoracial Pluralism In France And The United States. In Contrast To The Similarities Of Race Relations In The United States And South Africa, Which Both Drew Rigid Domestic Color Lines, The United States And France Have Historically Diverged Greatly In Their Approaches To Racial Difference. Yet Both Are Influenced By A Common Heritage Of Revolutionary Republicanism, Extensive Immigration, And Cultural Pluralism. Fredrickson’s Rich Comparisons Provide Stimulating New Insights Into The Continuing Impacts Of Slavery And Beliefs About Race Upon Our Increasingly Pluralistic Societies. Models Of American Ethnic Relations : A Historical Perspective -- The Historical Construction Of Race And Citizenship In The United States -- America's Diversity In Comparative Perspective -- John Higham's Plural America -- The Skeleton In The Closet -- They'll Take Their Stand : Davis And Genovese -- America's Original Sin -- The Long Trek To Freedom -- Redcoat Liberation -- Black Hearts And Monsters Of The Mind : Race And Identity In Antebellum America -- Still Separate And Unequal : The Strange Career Of Affirmative Action -- Race And Racism In Historical Perspective : Comparing The United States, South Africa, And Brazil -- Beyond Race? Ideological Color-blindness In The United States, Brazil, And South Africa -- Diverse Republics : French And American Responses To Racial Pluralism -- Mulattoes And Métis : Attitudes Toward Miscegenation In The United States And France Since The Seventeenth Century. George M. Fredrickson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 197-216) And Index. Models of American ethnic relations : a historical perspective The historical construction of race and citizenship in the United States America's diversity in comparative perspective John Higham's plural America The skeleton in the closet They'll take their stand : Davis and Genovese America's original sin The long trek to freedom Redcoat liberation Black hearts and monsters of the mind : race and identity in antebellum America Still separate and unequal : the strange career of affirmative action Race and racism in historical perspective : comparing the United States, South Africa, and Brazil Beyond race? ideological color blindness in the United States, Brazil, and South Africa Diverse republics : French and American responses to racial pluralism Mulattoes and Métis : attitudes toward miscegenation in the United States and France since the seventeenth century. Presents the history of racial and ethnic diversity in the United States and other parts of the world. This book explores the interpretations of slavery and race relations in the United States and introduces comparative perspectives on Europe, South Africa, and Brazil. It compares ethnoracial pluralism in France and the United States.