Iron Cages : Race and Culture in 19th-Century America - Softcover

Takaki, Ronald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019513737X ISBN 13: 9780195137378

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2000

Synopsis

Now in a new edition, Iron Cages provides a unique comparative analysis of white American attitudes toward Asians, blacks, Mexicans, and Native Americans in the 19th century. This pathbreaking work offers a cohesive study of the foundations of race and culture in America. In a new epilogue, Takaki argues that the social health of the United States rests largely on the ability of Americans of all races and cultures to build on an established and positive legacy of cross-cultural cooperation and understanding in the coming 21st century. Observing that by 2050 all Americans will be minorities, Takaki urges us to ask ourselves: Will America fulfill the promise of equality or will America retreat into its "iron cages" and resist diversity, allowing racial conflicts to divide and possibly even destroy America as a nation? Incisive and provocative, Iron Cages is an essential resource for students of ethnic history and important reading for anyone interested in the history of race relations in America.

About this title

About the Author:

Ronald Takaki is at University of California, Berkeley.

Review:

"Suitable for surveys and advanced courses in Ethnic and social history, this book has important revelations for our 21st century students. It tells of paths taken and abandoned, lessons learned and ignored, and consequences. A thought provoker."--Stuart Knee, College of Charleston

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 019513737X
• ISBN 13: 9780195137378
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400