{"product_id":"white-supremacy","title":"White Supremacy","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen did whiteness begin? Was its rise inevitable? In this powerful history, John Broich traces the emergence, evolution and contradictions of white supremacy, from its roots in the British empire, to the racial politics of the present. Focussing on the English-speaking world, he examines how ideas of whiteness connect to the history of slavery, Enlightenment thought, European colonialism, Social Darwinism and eugenics, fascism and capitalism. Far from being the natural order of things, Broich demonstrates that white supremacy is a brittle concept. For centuries, it has been constantly shifting, rebranding, and justifying itself in the face of resistance. The oft-repeated excuse that its architects were simply “men of their time” collapses under scrutiny. With brutal honesty, Broich exposes the lies embedded in the grim biography of an invented race. White Supremacy calls for a deeper understanding of the past, that we might undo its grip on the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA much-needed historical perspective on the roots and evolution of white supremacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows that white supremacy defies national borders and has never been a localised issue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreaks down the notion that white supremacy is timeless or natural\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraces the emergence of white supremacy to reveal the the history-bound nature of invented races\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56476657320322,"sku":"9781009627696","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0475\/2031\/7597\/files\/9781009627696i.jpg?v=1773680049","url":"https:\/\/www.cambridgebookshop.co.uk\/products\/white-supremacy","provider":"Cambridge University Press Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}