The Rule of Racialization: Class, Identity, Governance

The book explores the historical formation of class and race in the United States, emphasizing the invention of whiteness and the intertwining of race and class since the seventeenth century. It contrasts the American experience with European class structures, highlighting how racial distinctions emerged from social relations and economic systems. Beginning with the slave plantations of the 1600s, it traces the evolution of racialization and its enduring impact on modern public and economic institutions, engaging with both historical and contemporary thinkers on these critical issues.