The Comparative Imagination(Updated) On the History of Racism, Nationalism, and Social Movements by GeorgeM. Fredrickson Paperback, 241 Pages, Published 2000 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-22484-1, ISBN: 0-520-22484-1
"In this collection of essays, an eminent American historian of race relations discusses issues central to our understanding of the history of racism, the role of racism, and the possibilites for justice in contemporary society. George M. Fredrickson provides an eloquent and vigorous examination of race relations in the United States and South Africa and at the same time illuminates the emerging field of comparative history--history that ..."
Black Liberation(1st Edition) A Comparative History of Black Ideologies in the United States and South Africa (Oxford Paperbacks) by GeorgeM. Fredrickson Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 1996 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-510978-8, ISBN: 0-19-510978-3
"When George M. Fredrickson published White Supremacy: A Comparative Study in American and South African History, he met universal acclaim. David Brion Davis, writing in The New York Times Book Review, called it "one of the most brilliant and successful studies in comparative history ever written." The book was honored with the Ralph Waldo Emerson Prize, the Merle Curti Award, and a jury nomination for the Pulitzer Prize. Now comes the ..."
The Inner Civil War(Reprint) Northern Intellectuals and the Crisis of the Union by GeorgeM. Fredrickson Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 1993 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-06274-2, ISBN: 0-252-06274-4
"Northern Intellectuals and the Crisis of the Union George M. Fredrickson.
PREFACE TO THE 1993 EDITION ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MORE THAN A
QUARTER OF A century ago, The Inner Civil War is reissued on the assumption
that it still has something to contribute to the ongoing search for the meaning of
the greatest ... From Miller, I learned a reverence for what he called "the life of the
mind" — the self-validating exercise of intellect amo ..."
White Supremacy(1st Edition) A Comparative Study of American and South African History by GeorgeM. Fredrickson Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 1982 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-503042-6, ISBN: 0-19-503042-7
"(New York, 1959), 16-17. For a detailed account of the role of physiographic
features in South African history, see N. C. Pollock and Swanzie Agnew, An
Historical Geography of South Africa (London, 1963). I. SETTLEMENT AND
SUBJUGATION 1. See Donald Noel, "A Theory of Ethnic Stratification," Social
Problems, XVI (1968), 137-72; and William J. Wilson, Power, Racism, and
Privilege: Race Relations in Theoretical and Sociohistorical Per ..."
Racism(Updated) A Short History (Princeton Classics) by GeorgeM. Fredrickson, Albert Camarillo Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 2015 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-16705-3, ISBN: 0-691-16705-2
"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 th ..."
" Designed for introductory-level survey courses in American History. America Past and Present, Brief Edition presents a balanced and manageable overview of the United States as an unfolding story of national development, blending the best in past historical interpretation with new scholarship. The eighth edition features all of the strengths found in the successful comprehensive text: a compelling narrative, clear organi ..."
" Designed for introductory-level survey courses in American History. The American Story presents a balanced and manageable overview of the United States as an unfolding story of national development, integrating social and political history into a coherent and compelling narrative. Acknowledging the nation's rich diversity of class, race, gender, and ethnicity, this edition tells the story of the people who, through the ..."
Big Enough to Be Inconsistent(1st Edition) Abraham Lincoln Confronts Slavery and Race (The W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures) by GeorgeM. Fredrickson Hardcover, 168 Pages, Published 2008 by Harvard University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-674-02774-9, ISBN: 0-674-02774-4
" “Cruel, merciful; peace-loving, a fighter; despising Negroes and letting them fight and vote; protecting slavery and freeing slaves.” Abraham Lincoln was, W. E. B. Du Bois declared, “big enough to be inconsistent.” Big enough, indeed, for every generation to have its own Lincoln—unifier or emancipator, egalitarian or racist. In an effort to reconcile these views, and to offer a more complex and nuanced account of a figure so central to ..."
The Arrogance of Race(Updated) Historical Perspectives on Slavery, Racism, and Social Inequity by GeorgeM. Fredrickson Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1988 by Wesleyan University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8195-6217-3, ISBN: 0-8195-6217-3
"One of the world's leading historians of race relations, George Fredrickson in his newest book probes the history of racial and ethnic diversity in the United States and other parts of the world. Diverse Nations explores recent interpretations of slavery and race relations in the United States and introduces comparative perspectives on Europe, South Africa, and Brazil. Notably, the book features groundbreaking work comparing ethnoracial ..."
" Designed for introductory-level survey courses in American History. America Past and Present integrates the social and political dimensions of American history into one rich chronological narrative, providing students with a full picture of the scope and complexity of the American past. Written in a lively narrative style by award-winning historians, America Past and Present tells the story of all Americans—elite and ordin ..."
" Designed for introductory-level survey courses in American History. America Past and Present, Brief Edition presents a balanced and manageable overview of the United States as an unfolding story of national development, blending the best in past historical interpretation with new scholarship. The eighth edition features all of the strengths found in the successful comprehensive text: a compelling narrative, clear organizat ..."
" Designed for introductory-level survey courses in American History. America Past and Present, Brief Edition presents a balanced and manageable overview of the United States as an unfolding story of national development, blending the best in past historical interpretation with new scholarship. The eighth edition features all of the strengths found in the successful comprehensive text: a compelling narrative, clear organizat ..."
Racism(Updated) A Short History (Princeton Classics) by GeorgeM. Fredrickson Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2003 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-11652-5, ISBN: 0-691-11652-0
"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 th ..."
"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 th ..."
The Black Image in the White Mind(1st Edition) The Debate on Afro-American Character and Destiny, 1817-1914 by GeorgeM. Fredrickson Paperback, 343 Pages, Published 1987 by Wesleyan ISBN-13: 978-0-8195-6188-6, ISBN: 0-8195-6188-6
"Cincinnati in 1837 and 1838 by Alexander Kinmont, a leading Midwestern
exponent of Swedenborgianism. Kinmont, who conducted a school where
scientific education was harmonized with classical literature and divine revelation
, sought in his Twelve Lectures on Man to combine ethnology and religion in a
new system. His efforts, it appears, excited great interest in Cincinnati, then the
center of Western intellectual life. In response to ..."
" Designed for introductory-level survey courses in American History. The American Story presents a balanced and manageable overview of the United States as an unfolding story of national development, integrating social and political history into a coherent and compelling narrative. Acknowledging the nation's rich diversity of class, race, gender, and ethnicity, this edition tells the story of the people who, through the ..."
" Designed for introductory-level survey courses in American History. America Past and Present integrates the social and political dimensions of American history into one rich chronological narrative, providing students with a full picture of the scope and complexity of the American past. Written in a lively narrative style by award-winning historians, America Past and Present tells the story of all Americans—elite and or ..."
" Designed for introductory-level survey courses in American History. The American Story presents a balanced and manageable overview of the United States as an unfolding story of national development, integrating social and political history into a coherent and compelling narrative. Acknowledging the nation's rich diversity of class, race, gender, and ethnicity, this edition tells the story of the people who, through the ..."