Who Do We Think We Are?: Race and Nation in the Modern World

by Philip Yale Nicholson

Overview

This text offers a provocative explanation of the force and place of race in modern history, showing that race and nation have a linked history. The author seeks to show the close historical connection of race and nation as each interrelates with the other in shaping and carrying social and institutional practices over many centuries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765603913
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/30/1999
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

No nations, no races - pre-modern formations of authority and cultural identity, to 1500; the European discovery of race and nation, 1500-1650; the colours of gold - mercantile empires, great nations, reason and racism, 1650-1800; to the ends of the Earth - racism and nationalism rampant, 1800-1917; no holds barred - race and nation, 1918-1945; Cold War watershed, 1946-1990; epilogue - dusk and dawn, 1991-2000.

Editorial Reviews

Nicholson (history, Nassau Community College) examines the force and place of race in modern history, arguing that the idea of race in the modern sense of the word is a politically useful ideology that has spread since 1500, along with the equally modern idea of nationalism. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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