White supremacy : a short history / John Broich.
| Author/creator | Broich, John author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026. |
| Description | 265 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I: The long evolution of a "master race" and "slave races" -- Before Whiteness, 400s BCE-1600 -- The emergence of Whiteness - gradually and suddenly, 1400-1730s -- Defining Whiteness through "Enlightenment," 1600-1800 -- Part II: Redefining the "master" and inventing the white man's burden -- The Empire of Whiteness, 1600-1830s -- Between White Father and elimination, 1800-1865 -- Creating the white man's burden, 1865-1930s -- White Supremacy's death-grip, 1930s-present -- Final reflections and prospects for the future. |
| Abstract | "When did whiteness begin? Was its rise inevitable? In this powerful history, John Broich traces the emergence, evolution and contradictions of white supremacy, from its roots in the British empire, to the racial politics of the present. Focusing on the English-speaking world, he examines how ideas of whiteness connect to the history of slavery, Enlightenment thought, European colonialism, Social Darwinism and eugenics, fascism and capitalism. Far from being the natural order of things, Broich demonstrates that white supremacy is a brittle concept. For centuries, it has been constantly shifting, rebranding, and justifying itself in the face of resistance. The oft-repeated excuse that its architects were simply "men of their time" collapses under scrutiny. With brutal honesty, Broich exposes the lies embedded in the grim biography of an invented race. White Supremacy calls for a deeper understanding of the past, that we might undo its grip on the present."-- provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-254) and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781009627689 |
| ISBN | 9781009627696 |
| ISBN | 1009627694 cloth |
| ISBN | ebook |
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