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Written in 1774, Edward Long's History of Jamaica, attempted to define White and Black as essentially different and unequal. Catherine Hall unpicks the contradictions in Long's thinking, exposing the insidious myths and stereotypes that have allowed reconfigured forms of racial difference and racial capitalism to live on in contemporary societies.

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    A Paperback by Catherine Hall

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/12/2025
      ISBN13: 9781009102766, 978-1009102766
      ISBN10: 1009102761
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      European history: medieval period, middle ages

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      Book Synopsis
      Written in 1774, Edward Long's History of Jamaica, attempted to define White and Black as essentially different and unequal. Catherine Hall unpicks the contradictions in Long's thinking, exposing the insidious myths and stereotypes that have allowed reconfigured forms of racial difference and racial capitalism to live on in contemporary societies.

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