Book · 2022 · Social Science
The Invention of the White Race
The Origin of Racial Oppression
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So, you want to talk about race, go read read the invention of the white race. It's a long dense read, but give it a give it one.
Why people recommend it
The Invention of the White Race by Theodore W. Allen is a dense historical study examining the origins and construction of racial categories and oppression. Robert Evans recommended the book on Behind the Bastards to listeners interested in understanding the complex history of race, suggesting they give the challenging text a fair chance alongside the works of bell hooks. Later, during an episode about historical atrocities, Evans cited Allen's research to explain how English colonial policy in Ireland systematically excluded Catholic chieftains from the upper classes and dispossessed them of their power. In another podcast episode discussing historical insurrections and the evolution of whiteness, Evans and Prop both praised the publication as an exceptionally interesting and valuable resource for exploring how racial hierarchies were deliberately manufactured over time by ruling powers to maintain social control.
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Robert Evans So, you want to talk about race, go read read the invention of the white race. It's a long dense read, but… 3
“And I want to quote next from the book The Invention of the White Race by Theodore Allen. The option for racial oppression left no room in the ranks of the colonial upper upper class for Catholic Irish chieftains for all that some of them might wear the title sir.”
“There's a couple of really good books including uh one titled The Invention of the White Race. That's Yeah, it's a great book. Yeah, very interesting.”
“So, you want to talk about race, go read read the invention of the white race. It's a long dense read, but give it a give it one”
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“there is I think an extent like again a lot has been written and that's not really not the focus of this episode on like how the Irish became white and I'm fairly certain there's actually a book by that title.”