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The history of white people

Title
The history of white people [electronic resource]. Nell Irvin Painter.
ISBN
9780393079494 (electronic bk)
Published
2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Notes
Electronic reproduction. New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2011. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 103227 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB).
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Summary
A New York Times bestseller: "This terrific new book . . . [explores] the 'notion of whiteness,' an idea as dangerous as it is seductive."—Boston GlobeTelling perhaps the most important forgotten story in American history, eminent historian Nell Irvin Painter guides us through more than two thousand years of Western civilization, illuminating not only the invention of race but also the frequent praise of "whiteness" for economic, scientific, and political ends. A story filled with towering historical figures, The History of White People closes a huge gap in literature that has long focused on the non-white and forcefully reminds us that the concept of "race" is an all-too-human invention whose meaning, importance, and reality have changed as it has been driven by a long and rich history of events.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 29, 2019
Genre/Form
Electronic books.
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