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Racecraft : the soul of inequality in American life / Karen E. Fields and Barbara J. Fields.
Author
Fields, Karen E. (Karen Elise), 1945-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
London : Verso, 2014.
Description
304 pages ; 21 cm
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Subject(s)
Racism
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United States
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History
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Racism in anthropology
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United States
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History
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Physical anthropology
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United States
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History
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Author
Fields, Barbara Jeanne
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Summary note
"Most people assume that racism grows from a perception of human difference: the fact of race gives rise to the practice of racism. Sociologist Karen E. Fields and historian Barbara J. Fields argue otherwise: the practice of racism produces the illusion of race, through what they call "racecraft." And this phenomenon is intimately entwined with other forms of inequality in American life. So pervasive are the devices of racecraft in American history, economic doctrine, politics, and everyday thinking that the presence of racecraft itself goes unnoticed. That the promised post-racial age has not dawned, the authors argue, reflects the failure of Americans to develop a legitimate language for thinking about and discussing inequality. That failure should worry everyone who cares about democratic institutions."--Publisher's description.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
A tour of racecraft
Individual stories and America's collective past
Of rogues and geldings
Slavery, race, and ideology in the United States of America
Origins of the new south and the negro question
What one cannot remember mistakenly
Witchcraft and racecraft : invisible ontology in its sensible manifestations
Individuality and the intellectuals : an imaginary conversation between Emile Durkheim and W.E.B. Du Bois
Conclusion : racecraft and inequality.
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ISBN
9781781683132
1781683131
LCCN
2013404402
OCLC
849246853
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