Racial Fault Lines - The Historical Origins of White Supremacy in California

Zusatztext "Almaguer shows in rich detail how white supremacy shaped class formation in California; in so doing he underscores once more the fundamental, indeed foundational importance of race and racism in the United States." Informationen zum Autor Tomás Almaguer is Professor of Ethnic Studies and former Dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University.  Klappentext "An excellent summary and interpretation of race relations in nineteenth-century California. Empirically rich and theoretically sophisticated! it is the last and best word on the historical origins of the racial hierarchy that contemporary multiculturalists are struggling to overcome."-George Fredrickson! Stanford University "Sometime soon in the 21st century! all of California's peoples will belong to minorities! and Almaguer's pathbreaking comparative history is indispensable for understanding how and why this society became so racially diverse. His study expands the borders of multicultural scholarship."-Ronald Takaki! University of California! Berkeley Zusammenfassung Features the ethnic history of California since the late nineteenth-century Anglo-American conquest and the institutionalization of 'white supremacy' in the state. This work provides a portrait of ethnic, racial, and class relationships during this tumultuous time.

Product details

• Authors: Tomas Almaguer, Toma-S Almaguer, Tom's Almaguer, Almaguer Tomas
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2008
• EAN: 9780520257863
• ISBN: 978-0-520-25786-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Ethnic Studies, California, Social discrimination & inequality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General