Weaponized Whiteness

Download or read book Weaponized Whiteness written by Fran Shor and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-10-14 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weaponized Whiteness by Fran Shor interrogates the meanings and implications of white supremacy and, more specifically, white identity politics from historical and sociological perspectives. By analyzing the constructions and deconstructions of white identity politics throughout U.S. history and up through the present, these collected essays provide insight into the deep roots and resonances of white identity politics and the challenges that have emerged, in particular, since the 1960s.