Baum, Bruce David,  1960- <br/><br/>
The rise and fall of the Caucasian race  a political history of racial identity /  [electronic resource] : 
Bruce Baum. 
 - New York :  New York University Press,  c2006. 
 - x, 342 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-325) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : "Caucasians" and the political history of racial identities -- Before the "Caucasian race" : antecedents of European racialism, ca. 1000-1684 -- Enlightenment science and the invention of the "Caucasian race," 1684-1795 -- Passage into "our ordinary forms of expression" : the "Caucasian race," ca. 1795-1850 -- Racialized nationalism and the partial eclipse of the "Caucasian race," ca. 1840-1935 -- The color line and the "Caucasian race" revival, 1935-51 -- Not-so-benign racialism : the "Caucasian race" after decolonization, 1952-2005 -- "Where Caucasian means black" : "race," nation, and the Chechen wars -- Conclusion : deconstructing "Caucasia," dismantling racism. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA598751  bnb 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Caucasian race--History.<br/>Race awareness--Political aspects.<br/>Whites--Race identity.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HT1575  / .B385 2006eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.809/073