{"product_id":"the-history-of-white-people-9780393339741","title":"The History of White People","description":"\u003cp\u003eTelling perhaps the most important forgotten story in American history, eminent historian Nell Irvin Painter guides us through more than two thousand years of Western civilization, illuminating not only the invention of race but also the frequent praise of \"whiteness\" for economic, scientific, and political ends. A story filled with towering historical figures, \u003cem\u003eThe History of White People\u003c\/em\u003e closes a huge gap in literature that has long focused on the non-white and forcefully reminds us that the concept of \"race\" is an all-too-human invention whose meaning, importance, and reality have changed as it has been driven by a long and rich history of events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePainter, Nell Irvin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eNell Irvin Painter\u003c\/strong\u003e is the award-winning author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eSojourner Truth\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSouthern History Across the Color Line\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCreating Black Americans\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe History of White People\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eStanding at Armageddon\u003c\/em\u003e. She is currently the Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, at Princeton University and lives in Newark, New Jersey, and the Adirondacks.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50605607911698,"sku":"9780393339741","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e10293d4-411a-4593-9087-a7c3c27d4884.jpg?v=1732279766","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-history-of-white-people-9780393339741","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}