Racecraft : the soul of inequality in American life / Karen E. Fields and Barbara J. Fields.
Fields, Karen E. (Karen Elise), 1945- author.; Fields, Barbara Jeanne, author.
2012
GN269 .F52 2012 (Mapit)
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Title Racecraft : the soul of inequality in American life / Karen E. Fields and Barbara J. Fields.
Author Fields, Karen E. (Karen Elise), 1945- author.
ISBN 9781781683132 (paperback)
1781683131 (paperback)
9781844679942
1844679942
9781844679959 (electronic book)
1844679950 (electronic book)
Published London ; New York : Verso, 2012.
Language English
Description 304 pages ; 21 cm
Call Number GN269 .F52 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification 305.800973
Summary "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."--Jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Fields, Barbara Jeanne, author.
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A tour of racecraft
Individual stories and America's collective past
Of rogues and geldings
Slavery, race, and ideology in the United States of America
Origins of the new south and the negro question
What one cannot remember mistakenly
Witchcraft and racecraft : invisible ontology in its sensible manifestations
Individuality and the intellectuals : an imaginary conversation between Emile Durkheim and W.E.B. Du Bois
Conclusion : racecraft and inequality.

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