Racial Formation in the United States: From the 1960s to the 1990s

Twenty years since the publication of the Second Edition and more than thirty years since the publication of the original book, __Racial Formation in the United States__ now arrives with each chapter radically revised and rewritten by authors Michael Omi and Howard Winant, but the overall purpose and vision of this classic remains the same: Omi and Winant provide an account of how concepts of race are created and transformed, how they become the focus of political conflict, and how they come to shape and permeate both identities and institutions. The steady journey of the U.S. toward a majority nonwhite population, the ongoing evisceration of the political legacy of the early post-World War II civil rights movement, the initiation of the ‘war on terror’ with its attendant Islamophobia, the rise of a mass immigrants rights movement, the formulation of race/class/gender ‘intersectionality’ theories, and the election and reelection of a black President of the United States are some of the many new racial conditions __Racial Formation__ now covers. Twenty Years Since The Publication Of The Second Edition And More Than Thirty Years Since The Publication Of The Original Book, Racial Formation In The United States Now Arrives With Each Chapter Radically Revised And Rewritten By Authors Michael Omi And Howard Winant, But The Overall Purpose And Vision Of This Classic Remains The Same: Omi And Winant Provide An Account Of How Concepts Of Race Are Created And Transformed, How They Become The Focus Of Political Conflict, And How They Come To Shape And Permeate Both Identities And Institutions. The Steady Journey Of The U.s. Toward A Majority Nonwhite Population, The Ongoing Evisceration Of The Political Legacy Of The Early Post-world War Ii Civil Rights Movement, The Initiation Of The 'war On Terror' With Its Attendant Islamophobia, The Rise Of A Mass Immigrants Rights Movement, The Formulation Of Race/class/gender 'intersectionality' Theories, And The Election And Reelection Of A Black President Of The United States Are Some Of The Many New Racial Conditions Racial Formation Now Covers. -- Provided By Publisher. Ethnicity -- Class -- Nation -- The Theory Of Racial Formation -- Racial Politics And The Racial State -- The Great Transformation -- Racial Reaction : Containment And Rearticulation -- Colorblindness, Neoliberalism, And Obama -- Conclusion : The Contrarieties Of Race. Michael Omi And Howard Winant. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 271-313) And Index. Racial Formation in the United States is appearing here in an entirely new edition, 20 years since its last publication. Authors Michael Omi and Howard Winant have maintained the structure and vision of their classic work, but have completely revised and rewritten every chapter. The ambitious purpose of the book remains the same: to develop a theory of race and racism adequate to their complexity, historical depth, and ongoing political importance. Racial Formation explains how concepts of race are created and transformed, how race shapes U.S. society, and how it permeates both identities and institutions....Omi and Winant continue to see race as a fundamental organizing principle of social life, one that deeply structures politics, economics, and culture in the United States. They rethink race as intersectional, ubiquitous, and unstable, continually operating at the crossroads of social structure and identity. Because race is socially constructed and historically conflictual, it is continually being made and remade in everyday life. Race is constantly in formation. (Publisher)