Deep South is a classic examination of American racism, first published in 1941 and reissued with a new foreword by Isabel Wilkerson. It provides an unprecedented examination of how race shaped twentieth-century life in the United States, revealing the importance of caste and class to Black and White worldviews and analyzing the ways they are constructed, solidified, and reinforced.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 328 pages
Publication date: 03 August 2022
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

Origins: A Classic Examination of the Lived Realities of American Racism

Deep South, a landmark work of anthropology, was first published in 1941 and remains as relevant as ever. Written by Black scholar Allison Davis and his White co-authors, Burleigh and Mary Gardner, the book offers an unprecedented examination of how race shaped nearly every aspect of twentieth-century life in the United States. Their analysis notably revealed the importance of caste and class to Black and White worldviews and anatomized the many ways those views are constructed, solidified, and reinforced. This reissue of the 1965 abridged edition, with a new foreword from Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson, proves that Deep South remains as relevant as ever, a crucial work on the concept of caste and how it continues to inform the myriad varieties of American inequality.

Origins: A Classic Examination of the Lived Realities of American Racism

Deep South, a landmark work of anthropology, was first published in 1941 and remains as relevant as ever. Written by Black scholar Allison Davis and his White co-authors, Burleigh and Mary Gardner, the book offers an unprecedented examination of how race shaped nearly every aspect of twentieth-century life in the United States. Their analysis notably revealed the importance of caste and class to Black and White worldviews and anatomized the many ways those views are constructed, solidified, and reinforced. This reissue of the 1965 abridged edition, with a new foreword from Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson, proves that Deep South remains as relevant as ever, a crucial work on the concept of caste and how it continues to inform the myriad varieties of American inequality.

Origins: A Classic Examination of the Lived Realities of American Racism

Deep South, a landmark work of anthropology, was first published in 1941 and remains as relevant as ever. Written by Black scholar Allison Davis and his White co-authors, Burleigh and Mary Gardner, the book offers an unprecedented examination of how race shaped nearly every aspect of twentieth-century life in the United States. Their analysis notably revealed the importance of caste and class to Black and White worldviews and anatomized the many ways those views are constructed, solidified, and reinforced. This reissue of the 1965 abridged edition, with a new foreword from Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson, proves that Deep South remains as relevant as ever, a crucial work on the concept of caste and how it continues to inform the myriad varieties of American inequality.

Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780226817989
Edition number: Second Edition