Race, Nation, and Capital in the Modern World
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Race, Nation, and Capital in the Modern World

The Nexus of Inequality

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Race, Nation, and Capital in the Modern World

The Nexus of Inequality

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Race, Nation, and Capital in the Modern World is a comprehensive yet concise book that traces the history of racism, nationalism and capitalism from their combined origins at the end of the fifteenth century to the present.

This book describes the development of legal codes and institutional practices that brought vast wealth and power to their chief beneficiaries, along with great suffering, exploitation and destruction to its victims. Instead of understanding racism as an aberration or dark flaw in the troubled past of a world power like the United States, this synthesis places race and racism in the forefront of the unfolding history of nationalism and capitalism. The work de-emphasizes the uniqueness of each nation's particular experience by showing the interdependence of capitalist and racist practices. The narrative follows the leading hegemonic national powers as they expanded from mercantile conquests through plantation enslavement, massive displacement of populations, colonialism, global warfare and finally the tenacious contemporary aftermath. There are no comparable surveys for undergraduates or general readers seeking a unified historical understanding of these primary drivers of modernity. It is a provocative introductory guide and not a work of political theory.

This volume will appeal to students, scholars and those interested in studies on racism, race, capital, the history of inequality and human and civil rights.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
ISBN
9781000853407
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
World History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Endorsements
  3. Half Title
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Table of Contents
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. 1 Taking Shape: Race, State and Capital to 1600
  11. 2 Mercantile Capital, Racialized Agriculture: 1600-1713
  12. 3 Liberty, Law and Capital in the Peak Years of Slavery: 1713-1865
  13. 4 The Pressure Cooker of Race, Nation and Capital: 1865-1914
  14. 5 Furies Unleashed: 1914-1945
  15. 6 Cold War Double Standards: 1945-1991
  16. 7 Enduring Inequalities: 1991-2020s
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index