The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working ClassTHE WAGES OF WHITENESS provides an original study of the formative years of working-class racism in the United States. In an Afterword to this second edition, Roediger discusses recent studies of whiteness and the changing face of labor itself--then surveys criticism of his work. He accepts the views of some critics but challenges others. |
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Settler Colonialism | 19 |
Race and the Languages of Class from the Revolution | 41 |
White Slaves Wage Slaves and Free White Labor | 65 |
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