The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter

The History of White People

Nell Irvin Painter

512 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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A mind-expanding and myth-destroying exploration of “whiteness”—an illuminating work on the history of race and power. Eminent historian Nell Irvin Painter tells perhaps the most important forgotten story in American history. Beginning at the root...

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informative 97%
challenging 52%
reflective 38%
dark 11%
funny 8%
sad 8%
inspiring 5%
emotional 2%
hopeful 2%
tense 2%

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slow 60%
medium 34%
fast 5%

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