Racism: A Short History George M. Fredrickson and Albert Camarillo is an English-language study book that provides insight into the historical development of racism. The book is suitable for readers who want to delve into the substantive issues surrounding racism, antisemitism, and white supremacy.
Why did racism arise only after the fourteenth century in Europe, and why did it flourish in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? Why did the twentieth century experience racism in its most institutional and extreme forms? This short history examines the emergence and effects of racist ideas from the Middle Ages onward, with particular attention to antisemitism, European expansion, and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Fredrickson compares the forms of racism in nineteenth-century America with antisemitic ideology in Germany. He concludes with an analysis of the rise and decline of regimes such as Jim Crow, Nazi Germany, and the apartheid regime in South Africa. This work connects with topics such as ethnic and multicultural studies, biracial and multiracial studies, and minority studies.
Series: Princeton Classics