When Whites Riot: Writing Race and Violence in American and South African Cultures

by Sheila Smith McKoy

Book Overview

In a bold work that cuts across racial, ethnic, cultural, and national boundaries, Sheila Smith McKoy reveals how race colors the idea of violence in the United States and in South Africa--two countries inevitably and inextricably linked by the central role of skin color in personal and national identity.
Although race riots are usually seen as black events in both the United States and South Africa, they have played a significant role in shaping...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299173941
• ISBN13: 9780299173944
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"