History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter

History of White People

Nell Irvin Painter

14 hours, 9 minutes first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Description

Our story begins in Greek and Roman antiquity, where the concept of race did not exist, only geography and the opportunity to conquer and enslave others. Not until the eighteenth century did an obsession with whiteness flourish, with the German in...

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Moods

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

Pace

slow 60%
medium 34%
fast 5%

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