The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working Class
- ISBN-10
- 1859842402
- ISBN-13
- 9781859842409
- Category
- Discrimination in employment
- Pages
- 200
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Verso
- Author
- David R. Roediger
Description
In an afterword to this new edition, Roediger discusses recent studies of whiteness and the changing face of labor itself. He surveys criticism of his work, accepting many objections whilst challenging others, especially the view that the study of working class racism implies a rejection of Marxism and radical politics.
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