The history of white people / Nell Irvin Painter.
The history of white people / Nell Irvin Painter.
By
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Painter, Nell Irvin.
Publication Date
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2010-2011
Publication Information
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New York : W. W. Norton,
Physical Description
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xii, 496 p. : ill., maps.
Subject Term
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White people -- Race identity.
White people -- United States.
Race relations.
White people.
Geographic Term
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United States -- Race relations.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-456) and index.
Summary
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Traces the idea of a white race, showing how the origins of the American identity were tied to the elevation of white skin as the embodiment of beauty, power, and intelligence, and how even intellectuals insisted that only Anglo Saxons were truly American.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780393339741
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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| St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 305.800973 P16 | Checked In |