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Class, Race, and Marxism Hardcover – July 4, 2017

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Founder of whiteness studies surveys the race/class relationship

David Roediger’s influential work on working people who have come to identify as white has so illuminated questions of identity that its grounding in Marxism has sometimes been missed. This new volume implicitly and explicitly reminds us that his ideas, and the best studies of whiteness generally, come from within the Marxist tradition. In his historical studies of the intersections of race, settler colonialism, and slavery, in his major chapter (with Elizabeth Esch) on race and the management of labor, in his detailing of the origins of critical studies of whiteness within Marxism, and in his reflections on the history of solidarity, Roediger argues that racial divisions not only tell us about the history of capitalism but also shed light on the logic of capital.

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“No contemporary intellectual has better illuminated the interwoven social histories and conceptual dimensions of race and class domination. With this stunning new collection of essays, David Roediger once again demonstrates that he is a vital thinker for all of us seeking to bridge the imperatives of economic and social justice.”
 —Nikhil Singh, New York University

“David Roediger’s work is always as learned as it is profoundly engaged with the pursuit of social justice. From his signature study of the ‘wages of whiteness,’ to the analysis of links between settler colonial dispossession, gendered social reproduction, plantation management, and immigrant labor in the making of modern racial capitalism—Roediger’s bold commitments to demonstrating the historical and ongoing implications of race and class in the United States are timely, and more necessary than ever.”
 —Lisa Lowe, Tufts University

“These bracing essays express hard truths and grounded hopes as they help us to rethink a past too much with us still. Portraying a history of oppression and resistance made at the intersections of social identities, Roediger makes sophisticated analyses of culture and political economy accessible to scholars and to activists.”
 —Kimberlé Crenshaw, Columbia University School of Law

“When it comes to thinking about the history of racism, anti-racism and the US working class, David Roediger has no peer. Incisive, provocative, and uncannily timely, Class, Race, and Marxism reckons honestly with the challenges of building class solidarity across the fissures of race, the difficulties of writing about it, and the ways in which the two are entwined. If there is a single lesson here, it is that solidarity is not forever—it is elusive, fragile, and hard as hell.”
 —Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression

“Excellent.”
—Counterpunch

“David Roediger wades into the fray with refreshing nuance and generosity.”
—In These Times

“A wealth of interesting historical insights and a breath of fresh air for anyone who feels there is a space to be found between the caricatures that ‘Tumblr social justice warriors’ and ‘old white men of the left’ paint of each other.”
 —Nathan Akehurst, Morning Star

“Roediger’s book couldn’t have appeared at a more timely moment.”
—Brooklyn Rail

“A scintillating compilation … Roediger’s book explains exactly why even the most sickening atavisms of racism are fully compatible with the capitalist order, with ramifications into the 21st century.”
 —Alan Wald, Against the Current

“Roediger addresses the challenges that class and race continue to present for U.S. radicals … should be required reading for anyone trying to understand the era of Trumpian politics. This is an important book, with lessons that some way wish to ignore, but at their peril.”
 —Working Class Studies Association C.L.R. James Award

“Studying, understanding, struggling against, and ultimately replacing this centuries-old, foundational, and deep societal reality remains essential, as Roediger, a consistently pathbreaking historian, makes clear in these insightful essays.”
—Monthly Review

“Amid the cacophony of competing perspectives, David Roediger’s Class, Race and Marxism not only expertly evaluates the historical, theoretical, and political stakes of contemporary debates on race and class, but also significantly contributes to scholarship that ‘refus[es] to place race outside of the logic of capital.’”
—The Black Scholar Journal

About the Author

David Roediger is the Foundation Distinguished Professor of American Studies and History at Kansas University. Among his books are Our Own Time: A History of American Labor and the Working Day (with Philip S. Foner); How Race Survived US History: From Settlement and Slavery to the Obama Phenomenon; and The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working Class.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Verso (July 4, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1786631237
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  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.3 x 0.8 x 9.5 inches
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  • Emma
    4.0 out of 5 stars The Interconnection of Race and Class
    Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2024
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    Roediger's work masterfully demonstrates how race and class are fundamentally intertwined in American capitalism, challenging both reductionist economic analyses and approaches that treat race and class as entirely separate phenomena. His scholarship shows how racial oppression and working-class exploitation have been mutually reinforcing throughout American history.

    The book's examination of how whiteness functions as a form of property and privilege within capitalism is particularly insightful. Roediger builds on W.E.B. Du Bois's concept of the "wages of whiteness" to show how racial privileges helped prevent working-class solidarity and served ruling class interests. His analysis helps explain the persistent appeal of white supremacy among sections of the working class despite its opposition to their economic interests.

    Especially valuable is Roediger's critique of left approaches that treat racial oppression as merely derivative of class exploitation. He shows how such approaches fail to grasp the specific dynamics of racial capitalism and often lead to inadequate political strategies. Instead, he argues for understanding how racial and class domination are interconnected but distinct systems that require simultaneous confrontation.

    The book's analysis of labor history reveals how racism has consistently undermined working-class organization while anti-racist struggles have often opened new possibilities for class solidarity. Through careful historical examination, Roediger shows how the strongest labor movements have been those that actively challenged white supremacy.
    His engagement with contemporary movements demonstrates the continuing relevance of this analysis. Roediger shows how understanding the interconnections between race and class remains crucial for building effective social movements today. He argues that movements must address both racial justice and class exploitation to successfully challenge capitalist power.

    This work makes an invaluable contribution to both theoretical understanding and practical organizing. It provides essential tools for building movements that can effectively challenge both racial oppression and class exploitation in their interconnected forms.
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  • Miranda
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great read, poor quality.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2020
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    Great book on understanding class struggle (hate that I had to buy it from amazon) detailed and easy to understand. Pages kept falling out though! Weak spine that couldn’t handle being folded over. Very sad about that since I like to loan books to friends.
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  • Ernest L. HIckman, Jr.
    2.0 out of 5 stars Too contemporary for my taste
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    I guess because this is a white man speaking on race struggle in general he did the smart thing and not dictate it or act holier than thou. So it was quite boring, but none the less informative
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  • richard curley
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2018
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  • Malvin
    4.0 out of 5 stars Expertly frames the struggles of our times
    Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2017
    “Class, Race and Marxism” by David R. Roediger is a scholarly collection of articles that expertly frames the struggles of our times. Professor Roediger is an activist, educator and writer who offers an invaluable Marxist perspective. Students and scholars interested in the intellectual history of class and race studies will benefit from this dense yet highly informative book.

    In the Introduction, Professor Roediger takes issue with David Harvey for separating race from the anti-capitalist struggle. In fact, Professor Roediger contends that Bernie Sanders’ campaign would have been more compelling if specific, race-based demands had been included in his progressive agenda. The author says that omitting race denies progressives the opportunity to discuss three critical issues: a working class increasingly composed of people of color; the rise of black inequality; and capital’s ongoing strategy of pitting workers by race into ruinous wage competition.

    The book is divided into two sections. Part One, ‘Interventions: Making Sense of Race and Class’ consists of three previously published articles. ‘The Retreat from Race and Class’ (2006) challenges the fashionable idea among certain Leftist thinkers that America has become a post-racial society and that redress of past inequality is to blame for stirring resentment on the Right. Professor Roediger points to post-Katrina New Orleans as proof that race and class both figure prominently in how urban spaces are configured.

    ‘Accounting for the Wages of Whiteness’ (2011) rather modestly credits others for their contributions to what has become Professor Roediger’s best-known work. Professor Roediger cites the Irish struggle to reclaim the ‘whiteness’ denied them in the U.K. as a fundamental tenet within the Marxist tradition that has informed his own work. The author credits W.E.B. DuBois’ history of reconstruction featuring the oppression of black labor as an influential text. Intriguingly, the author believes that DuBois articulated a proto-Freudian theory to explain why racism has had such strong appeal to alienated white laborers.

    ‘A White Intellectual among Thinking Black Intellectuals’ (2010) is a short, affectionate piece about Professor Roediger’s friend and mentor, George Rawick. We learn how Rawick’s work blossomed in 1960s London, where leading intellectuals engaged collaboratively during the heady and turbulent post-colonial liberation and Civil Rights struggles.

    Part Two, ‘Histories: The Past and Present of Race and Class’ also collects three previously published articles. ‘Removing Indians, Managing Slaves and Justifying Slavery’ (2011) explains that the dispossession of Native Americans and the management of slaves were interconnected strategies linked to racist ideals about Anglo mastery of land and resources. Interestingly, the author argues that the resounding success of this imperial project is what ultimately imperiled the increasingly competitive relationship of the Northern and Southern states.

    ‘One Symptom of Originality’ coauthored with Elizabeth Esch (2009) reveals the largely forgotten history of scientific racism and industrial management. The authors discuss how managers exploited racial and ethnic differences to gain advantage over groups of diverse laborers. For example, the importation of Chinese ‘coolies’ was key to pressing wages down for all; especially black workers. The authors explain how American managers replicated their divide-and-conquer management techniques far and wide as capital engaged in a world-wide project of imperialist expansion throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

    ‘Making Solidarity Uneasy’ (2016) ponders the uses of solidarity in an age of identity politics. Professor Roediger discusses solidarity’s importance to Catholicism, Marx’s campaign for international labor unity, the art of Walter Crane, the International Workers of the World, and more. Professor Roediger contends that the image of ‘I Am Not Trayvon Martin’ and the question of who may or may not claim solidarity should not surprise us. Reminding us of the celebrated collaboration and subsequent fall-out between Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony, the author contends that solidarity has always been uneasy, contingent, and subject to change.

    Demonstrating the deep roots of race and class and how we might think about them anew through a Marxist lens, I highly recommend this book to demanding readers.
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