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How the Irish Became White [爱尔兰如何成为白种人]

内容简介

TheIrishcametoAmericaintheeighteenthcentury,fleeingahomelandunderforeignoccupationandacastesystemthatregardedthemasthelowestformofhumanity.Inthenewcountry–alandofopportunity–theyfoundaverydifferentformofsocialhierarchy,onethatwasbasedonthecolorofaperson’sskin.NoelIgnatiev’s1995book–thefirstpublishedworkofoneofAmerica’sleadingandmostcontroversialhistorians–tellsthestoryofhowtheoppressedbecametheoppressors;howthenewIrishimmigrantsachievedacceptanceamonganinitiallyhostilepopulationonlybyprovingthattheycouldbemorebrutalintheiroppressionofAfricanAmericansthanthenativists.ThisisthestoryofHowtheIrishBecameWhite.

作者简介

NoelIgnatiev(b.1940)isbestknownforhiscalltoabolishthewhiterace.Hewasaco-founderandco-editorofthejournalRaceTraitor(ananthologyfromwhichwonanAmericanBookAward),andaco-founderoftheNewAbolitionistSociety.HeteacheshistoryattheMassachusettsCollegeofArt.

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