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Presents the history of racial and ethnic diversity in the United States and other parts of the world. This book explores the interpretations of slavery and race relations in the United States and introduces comparative perspectives on Europe, South Africa, and Brazil. It compares ethnoracial pluralism in France and the United States.

In Black Liberation, George Fredrickson offers a fascinating account of how blacks in the United States and South Africa came to grips with the challenge of white supremacy. He reveals a rich history - not merely of parallel developments, but of an intricate, transatlantic web of influences and cross-fertilization. He begins with early moments of hope in both countries - Reconstruction in the United States, and the liberal colonialism of Briti...

In this first comparative history of race relations in the United States and South Africa, George M. Fredrickson uncovers parallels and differences in the origin and expression of white supremacy in the two countries.

In dieser wissenschaftlich fundierten und ebenso knapp wie scharfsinnig argumentierenden Studie betrachtet George Fredrickson die Geschichte des Rassismus der westlichen Welt von seiner Entstehung im späten Mittelalter bis in die heutige Zeit. Beginnend mit dem mittelalterlichen Antisemitismus verfolgt der Autor die Ausweitung des rassistischen Denkens in der Folge der europäischen Expansion und des Sklavenhandels. Und er untersucht wie mit de...

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Are antisemitism and white supremacy manifestations of a general phenomenon? Why didn't racism appear in Europe before the fourteenth century, and why did it flourish as never before in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? Why did the twentieth century see institutionalized racism in its most extreme forms? Why are egalitarian societies particularly susceptible to virulent racism? What do apartheid South Africa, Nazi Germany, and the Ameri...

The Inner Civil War', first published more than twenty-five years ago, is a classic that has influenced historians' views of the Civil War and American intellectual change in the nineteenth century. This edition includes a new preface in which the author demonstrates the continuing relevance of the work and updates its interpretations.

By using an ever-widening comparative method, Fredrickson is able to illustrate the depth of institutional and intellectual incorporation of racism, and he keeps alive the possibility of moral and political reform."--Thomas Bender, New York University

The Arrogance of Race is a significant contribution to the historiography of slavery and racism in America. George Fredrickson, one of the most respected and cogent historians of this complex and troubling subject, maintains that racism is a cultural phenomenon not a mere by-product of class conflict and colonialism. He opts for a "dualistic" rather than a more popular monolithic explanation of the tragedy of racism."The Arrogance of Race summ...

A study of issues of race in 19th century America.

Focuses on the most controversial aspect of Abraham Lincoln's thought and politics - his attitudes and actions regarding slavery and race. This book provides an account of Lincoln's contradictory treatment of black Americans in matters of slavery in the South and basic civil rights in the North.

Haben alle Juden ein gemeinsames Gen? Wird Intelligenz überwiegend vererbt? Sind alle Ostafrikaner zum Langstreckenlauf prädestiniert? Sind das noch ernsthafte >wissenschaftliche< Fragen, oder ist das schon Rassismus? Zumindest die letzte Frage lässt sich beantworten - mit Hilfe dieser ebenso kurzen wie klaren historischen Gesamtdarstellung des amerikanischen Historikers, eines ausgewiesenen Experten zu diesem Thema. In ausgewogener Weise bezi...