دانلود کتاب Racial Fault Lines: The Historical Origins of White Supremacy in California

Racial Fault Lines unravels the ethnic history of California since the late-nineteenth-century Anglo-American institutionalization of "white supremacy" in the state. Assessing the struggles for control of resources, status, and political legitimacy between the European American and the Native American, Mexican/African American, Chinese, and Japanese populations, Almaguer draws from an array of primary and secondary sources as he weaves a detailed, disturbing portrait of ethnic, racial, and class relationships during this tumultuous time.

"Racial Fault Lines is an excellent summary and interpretation of race relations in nineteenthcentury California. Empirically rich and theoretically sophisticated, it is the last and best word on the historical origins of the racial hierarchy that contemporary multiculturalists are struggling to overcome." — George Fredrickson

"Sometime soon in the 21st century, all of California's peoples will belong to minorities, and Almaguer's pathbreaking comparative history is indispensable for understanding how and why this society became so racially diverse. His study expands the borders of multicultural scholarship." — Ronald Takaki

"Evocatively written and theoretically compellinq, Racial Fault Lines represents a benchmark in the writing of U.S. history. Almaguer blends sociological paradigms with rich historical narratives in his perspicacious examination of racial and class formation among nineteenth-century Californians. Meticulously researched, this fascinating work will be discussed and debated for decades to come." — Vicki L. Ruiz

"Racial Fault Lines is a stunning example of what a multicultural historical and sociological analysis should be. In a dramatic break from the dominant mode of biracial theorizing, Almaguer details the racialization of several groups, and illustrates how they are envisioned, constructed, and positioned in relation to one another. In doing so, he advances a powerful conception of race, one in which race is mutually determined by structural and ideological factors, and is shaped by, and in turns shapes, class and gender relations. A superb account!" — Michael Omi