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The Resource White by law : the legal construction of race, Ian Haney López

White by law : the legal construction of race, Ian Haney López

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In the first edition of White by Law, Haney López traced the reasoning employed by the courts in their efforts to justify the whiteness of some and the non-whiteness of others, and revealed the criteria that were used, often arbitrarily, to determine whiteness, and thus citizenship: skin color, facial features, national origin, language, culture, ancestry, scientific opinion, and, most importantly, popular opinion. Ten years later, Haney López revisits the legal construction of race, and argues that current race law has spawned a troubling racial ideology that perpetuates inequality under a new guise: colorblind white dominance. In a new, original essay written specifically for the 10th anniversary edition, he explores this racial paradigm and explains how it contributes to a system of white racial privilege socially and legally defended by restrictive definitions of what counts as race and as racism, and what doesn't, in the eyes of the law. The book also includes a new preface, in which Haney Lopez considers how his own personal experiences with white racial privilege helped engender White by Law
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eng
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Publication
Edition
Rev. and updated, 10th anniversary ed.
Extent
xxii, 263 pages
Isbn
9780814736944
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White by law : the legal construction of race
Title
White by law
Title remainder
the legal construction of race
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Ian Haney López
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Language
eng
Summary
In the first edition of White by Law, Haney López traced the reasoning employed by the courts in their efforts to justify the whiteness of some and the non-whiteness of others, and revealed the criteria that were used, often arbitrarily, to determine whiteness, and thus citizenship: skin color, facial features, national origin, language, culture, ancestry, scientific opinion, and, most importantly, popular opinion. Ten years later, Haney López revisits the legal construction of race, and argues that current race law has spawned a troubling racial ideology that perpetuates inequality under a new guise: colorblind white dominance. In a new, original essay written specifically for the 10th anniversary edition, he explores this racial paradigm and explains how it contributes to a system of white racial privilege socially and legally defended by restrictive definitions of what counts as race and as racism, and what doesn't, in the eyes of the law. The book also includes a new preface, in which Haney Lopez considers how his own personal experiences with white racial privilege helped engender White by Law
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Haney-López, Ian
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342.7308/73
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Race discrimination
  • Whites
  • Race discrimination
  • United States
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White by law : the legal construction of race, Ian Haney López
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-239) and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Control code
ocm65538235
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
Rev. and updated, 10th anniversary ed.
Extent
xxii, 263 pages
Isbn
9780814736944
Lccn
2006010913
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)65538235
Label
White by law : the legal construction of race, Ian Haney López
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-239) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocm65538235
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
Rev. and updated, 10th anniversary ed.
Extent
xxii, 263 pages
Isbn
9780814736944
Lccn
2006010913
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)65538235

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