White Supremacy: A Comparative Study of American and South African History: A Comparative Study in American and South African History
Author(s): George M. Fredrickson (Author)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Publication Date: 4 Feb. 1982
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 384 pages
- ISBN-10: 0195030427
- ISBN-13: 9780195030426
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
"The history of race relations on two continents is enormously enriched by this comparative study."--C. Vann Woodward, Yale University
"A stunning work, Fredrickson's book is the most important study--by far--of race relations written in our time."--Herbert Gutman
"One of the most brilliant and successful studies in comparative history ever written...[S]heds new light on the entire sweep of American and South African history."--David Brion Davis, The New York Times Book Review
"Thorough and interesting. Valuable background for my students."--Darcy James, Lewis Clark State College
"Sophisticated, well-focused, and accessible...[P]rovides exactly the context I need for a course in Apartheid."--Judiana Lawrence, St. John Fisher College
Review
"The history of race relations on two continents is enormously enriched by this comparative study."--C. Vann Woodward, Yale University
"A stunning work, Fredrickson's book is the most important study--by far--of race relations written in our time."--Herbert Gutman
"One of the most brilliant and successful studies in comparative history ever written...[S]heds new light on the entire sweep of American and South African history."--David Brion Davis, The New York Times Book Review
"Thorough and interesting. Valuable background for my students."--Darcy James, Lewis Clark State College
"Sophisticated, well-focused, and accessible...[P]rovides exactly the context I need for a course in Apartheid."--Judiana Lawrence, St. John Fisher College
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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.
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