02052nam a22003494a 4500 ebr10137129 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 050823s2006 nyuab sb 001 0 eng 2005024718 GBA598751 bnb 013342780 Uk 0814798926 (hdbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)320321399 HT1575 .B385 2006eb 305.809/073 22 Baum, Bruce David, 1960- The rise and fall of the Caucasian race [electronic resource] : a political history of racial identity / Bruce Baum. New York : New York University Press, c2006. x, 342 p. : ill., maps. Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-325) and index. Introduction : "Caucasians" and the political history of racial identities -- Before the "Caucasian race" : antecedents of European racialism, ca. 1000-1684 -- Enlightenment science and the invention of the "Caucasian race," 1684-1795 -- Passage into "our ordinary forms of expression" : the "Caucasian race," ca. 1795-1850 -- Racialized nationalism and the partial eclipse of the "Caucasian race," ca. 1840-1935 -- The color line and the "Caucasian race" revival, 1935-51 -- Not-so-benign racialism : the "Caucasian race" after decolonization, 1952-2005 -- "Where Caucasian means black" : "race," nation, and the Chechen wars -- Conclusion : deconstructing "Caucasia," dismantling racism. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Caucasian race History. Race awareness Political aspects. Whites Race identity. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10137129 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 188797 188797