What Blood Won't Tell : : A History of Race on Trial in America / / Ariela J. Gross.

Unearthing the legal history of racial identity, Gross's book examines the paradoxical and often circular relationship of race and the perceived capacity for citizenship in American society.

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]
©2010
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (384 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
A Note on Terminology --
Introduction --
ONE. The Common Sense of Race --
TWO. Performing Whiteness --
THREE. Race as Association --
FOUR. Citizenship of the "Little Races" --
FIVE. Black Indian Identity in the Allotment Era --
SIX. From Nation to Race in Hawai'i --
SEVEN. Racial Science, Immigration, and the "White Races" --
EIGHT. Mexican Americans and the "Caucasian Cloak" --
Conclusion: The Common Sense of Race Today --
Notes --
Acknowledgments --
Index
Summary:Unearthing the legal history of racial identity, Gross's book examines the paradoxical and often circular relationship of race and the perceived capacity for citizenship in American society.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674037977
9783110756067
9783110442205
DOI:10.4159/9780674037977
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Ariela J. Gross.