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Book SynopsisExamining the material conditions of race and its relation to class and gender
Trade Review"Emphasizing the material bases of racial dynamics and the interplay among race, class, and gender, this stimulating volume provides a challenge and an analytical alternative to contemporary postmodernist discussions of race."--James B. Stewart, coauthor of
Introduction to African American Studies: Transdisciplinary Approaches and Implications"A provocative, integrative approach to looking at race that takes capitalism seriously. The contributors utilize a range of methodological tools to discuss and analyze race, arguing that race and racial divisions go hand-in-hand with the political economy of capitalism and with globalization today."--James Jennings, editor of
Race, Neighborhoods, and the Misuse of Social CapitalTable of ContentsIntroduction vii
Part 1. Racial Structures 1
PART 1 READING QUESTIONS 6 1. The Changing Same: Black Racial Formation and Transformation as a Theory of the African American Experience 9
Sundiata Keita Cha-JuaCHAPTER 1 READING QUESTIONS 39
2. Capitalism, Race, and Evolution in Imperial Britain, 1850-1900 48
Theodore KoditschekCHAPTER 2 READING QUESTIONS 72
3. Globalization and the Cycle of Violence in Africa 80
Tola Olu PearceCHAPTER 3 READING QUESTIONS 95
4. White without End? The Abolition of Whiteness; or, The Rearticulation of Race 98
David RoedigerCHAPTER 4 READING QUESTIONS 108
Part 2. Racial Ideology and Identity 111
PART 2 READING QUESTIONS 114
5. Rationalizing the Racial Order: Racial Color-Blindness as a Legitimizing Ideology 115
Helen A. NevilleCHAPTER 5 READING QUESTIONS 134
6. Race, Theory, and Scholarship in the Biracial Project 138
Minkah MakalaniCHAPTER 6 READING QUESTIONS 153
7. Sociopsychological Processes in Racial Formation: A-Case Study of the Autobiographies of Former Black Panther Party Members 158
Monica M. WhiteCHAPTER 7 READING QUESTIONS 177
8. Benjamin Brawley and the Aesthetics of Racial Uplift 179
Jeffrey WilliamsCHAPTER 8 READING QUESTIONS 200
Part 3. Struggle 205
PART 3 READING QUESTIONS 210
9. Organizing from the Margins: Japanese American Communists in Los Angeles during the Great Depression 211
Scott KurashigeCHAPTER 9 READING QUESTIONS 227
10. Between Civil Rights, Black Power, and the Mason-Dixon Line: A Case Study of Black Freedom Movement Militancy in the Gateway City 231
Clarence LangCHAPTER 10 READING QUESTIONS 255
11. Common Legacies, Similar Futures: African American and Latino Studies 260
Pedro CabanCHAPTER 11 READING QUESTIONS 282
12. "Livin' Just Enough for the City": An Essay on the Politics of Acquiring Food, Shelter, and Health in Urban America 286
David CrockettCHAPTER 12 READING QUESTIONS 304
Conclusion 307
Glossary: Race Struggles 317
Contributors 325
Index 329
