{"product_id":"white-freedom-tyler-stovall-9780691179469","title":"White Freedom: The Racial History of an Idea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe racist legacy behind the Western idea of freedom\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern conceptions of freedom and democracy, was also the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. America, a nation founded on the principle of liberty, is also a nation built on African slavery, Native American genocide, and systematic racial discrimination. \u003ci\u003eWhite Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e traces the complex relationship between freedom and race from the eighteenth century to today, revealing how being free has meant being white. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTyler Stovall explores the intertwined histories of racism and freedom in France and the United States, the two leading nations that have claimed liberty as the heart of their national identities. He explores how French and American thinkers defined freedom in racial terms and conceived of liberty as an aspect and privilege of whiteness. He discusses how the Statue of Liberty--a gift from France to the United States and perhaps the most famous symbol of freedom on Earth--promised both freedom and whiteness to European immigrants. Taking readers from the Age of Revolution to today, Stovall challenges the notion that racism is somehow a paradox or contradiction within the democratic tradition, demonstrating how white identity is intrinsic to Western ideas about liberty. Throughout the history of modern Western liberal democracy, freedom has long been white freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA major work of scholarship that is certain to draw a wide readership and transform contemporary debates, \u003ci\u003eWhite Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e provides vital new perspectives on the inherent racism behind our most cherished beliefs about freedom, liberty, and human rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tyler Stovall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691179468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691179469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/26\/2020","brand":"Tyler Stovall","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053666595071,"sku":"9780691179469","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e288a19d-3847-4a18-91be-624c97d5d3d1.jpg?v=1685025574","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/white-freedom-tyler-stovall-9780691179469","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}