Class, Race, and Marxism
Class, Race, and Marxism by David R. Roediger, published by Verso Books in October 2019, is a reprint edition comprising 208 pages in English. This book presents a collection of Roediger’s recent and new work that addresses the intersections of race, settler colonialism, and slavery, while also challenging perceptions of his relationship with Marxism. Through historical studies and essays, Roediger explores the complexities of racial division within the context of capitalism and its underlying logic.
Readers will find a critical examination of how race and labor management intersect, particularly in Roediger’s major essay co-authored with Elizabeth Esch. The text delves into the origins of critical studies of whiteness within a Marxist framework and reflects on the history of solidarity among various social classes. This volume contributes to discussions in social science, anthropology, and political ideologies, making it a significant addition for those interested in economic disparity and the dynamics of race in historical contexts.
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Winner of the Working-Class Studies Association C.L.R. James Award
Seen as a pioneering figure in the critical study of whiteness, US historian David Roediger has sometimes received criticism, and praise, alleging that he left Marxism behind in order to work on questions of identity. This volume collects his recent and new work implicitly and explicitly challenging such a view. In his historical studies of the intersections of race, settler colonialism, and slavery, in his major essay (with Elizabeth Esch) on race and the management of labor, in his detailing of the origins of critical studies of whiteness within Marxism, and in his reflections on the history of solidarity, Roediger argues that racial division is part of not only of the history of capitalism but also of the logic of capital.
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