The Wages of Whiteness
Race and the Making of the American Working Class
David R. Roediger
Published: 1999
Pages: 200
THE WAGES OF WHITENESS provides an original study of the formative years of working-class racism in the United States. In an Afterword to this second edition, Roediger discusses recent studies of whiteness and the changing face of labor itself--then surveys criticism of his work. He accepts the views of some critics but challenges others.