Book ID: CBB437832946

Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life (2012)

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Fields, Barbara J. (Author)
Fields, Karen (Author)


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Publication Date: 2012
Physical Details: 310
Language: English

Most people assume that racism grows from a perception of human difference: the fact of race gives rise to the practice of racism. Sociologist Karen E. Fields and historian Barbara J. Fields argue otherwise: the practice of racism produces the illusion of race, through what they call “racecraft.” And this phenomenon is intimately entwined with other forms of inequality in American life. So pervasive are the devices of racecraft in American history, economic doctrine, politics, and everyday thinking that the presence of racecraft itself goes unnoticed.That the promised post-racial age has not dawned, the authors argue, reflects the failure of Americans to develop a legitimate language for thinking about and discussing inequality. That failure should worry everyone who cares about democratic institutions.

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Authors & Contributors
Rohde, Joy
Williams, Brian K.
Birkbak, Andreas
Papas, Irina
Varel, David Alan
Evans, Jazmin Antwynette
Concepts
Racism
Social sciences
Race
Science and race
Democracy
Science and society
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
20th century, early
20th century, late
19th century
Places
United States
Southern states (U.S.)
Germany
Europe
North Carolina (U.S.)
Chicago (Illinois, U.S.)
Institutions
Columbia University
University of Chicago
American Museum of Natural History, New York
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