Jacqueline Battalora

Birth of a White Nation

The Invention of White People and Its Relevance Today

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Produktbeschreibung

Birth of a White Nation is a fascinating book on race in America that begins with an exploration of the moment in time when "white people," as a separate and distinct group of humanity, were invented through legislation and the enactment of laws. The book provides a thorough examination of the underlying reasons as well as the ways in which "white people" were created. It also explains how the creation of this distinction divided laborers and ultimately served the interests of the elite. The book goes on to examine how foundational law and policy in the U.S. were used to institutionalize the practice of "white people" holding positions of power. Finally, the book demonstrates how the social construction and legal enactment of "white people" has ultimately compromised the humanity of those so labeled. Jacqueline Battalora was born in Edinburg, Scotland and lived in Antwerp, Belgium for six years before her family relocated to Victoria, Texas. It was this experience of attending high school and middle school in Victoria that informed her understanding of race in America. While she is currently a lawyer and professor of sociology and criminal justice at Saint Xavier University, she is also a former Chicago Police officer. She holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University and has been engaged in anti-racist training since the mid 1990s. Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/JacquelineBattalora

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Strategic Book Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 234g
• ISBN-13: 9781622127221
• ISBN-10: 1622127226
• Artikelnr.: 37736551

Autorenporträt

Jacqueline Battalora was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and lived in Antwerp, Belgium for six years before her family relocated to Victoria, Texas. It was this experience of attending high school and middle school in Victoria that informed her understanding of race in America. While she is currently a lawyer and professor of sociology and criminal justice at Saint Xavier University, she is also a former Chicago Police officer. She holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University and has been engaged in anti-racist training since the mid 1990s.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Before the Invention of White People 2. White People: The
Creation 3. How "Whites" Became a Success 4. The Americanization of Whites
5. Contingent Whites and Inbetween People: Mexicans and Irish in the U.S.
6. Whiteness 7. Deconstructing Whiteness Afterword Acknowledgements

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Introduction 1. Before the Invention of White People 2. White People: The Creation 3. How "Whites" Became a Success 4. The Americanization of Whites 5. Contingent Whites and Inbetween People: Mexicans and Irish in the U.S. 6. Whiteness 7. Deconstructing Whiteness Afterword Acknowledgements

Rezensionen

Drawing on history and law, Birth of a White Nation reveals how, when, where, and why a group called "white people" was first created in colonial North America. This origin story of white-body supremacy examines how a core organizing feature of U.S society came to be. Birth of a White Nation is an important read for anyone who seeks to understand the key developments that have kept us-and continue to keep us-from being a united nation.
Resmaa Menakem, author of My Grandmother's Hands and Rock the Boat

The past is never separate from the present, and if we do not know the past and cannot trace it into the present, we are left with deeply problematic explanations for current conditions. In a cultural moment of white nationalism on the rise and the explicit expression of white superiority permissible, it is imperative that we understand race as a relatively new human invention. We cannot unmake racism if we don't know how we made race. Dr. Battalora provides an accessible foundation for the antiracism project. Her work has been indispensable to mine.
Robin DiAngelo, Ph.D., author of White Fragility: Why It's So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism

Do you want to understand the history of the term "white people" in the United States and how it has shaped our laws and identities? Read Birth of a White Nation by Jacqueline Battalora. A clearly written and illuminating book.
Rosemary Radford Ruether, author of 34 books including Sexism and God Talk