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The History of White People
- De: Nell Irvin Painter
- Narrado por: Allyson Johnson
- Duración: 14 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 892
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 771
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 769
A mind-expanding and myth-destroying exploration of notions of white race—not merely a skin color but also a signal of power, prestige, and beauty to be withheld and granted selectively. Ever since the Enlightenment, race theory and its inevitable partner, racism, have followed a crooked road, constructed by dominant peoples to justify their domination of others. Filling a huge gap in historical literature that long focused on the non-white, eminent historian Nell Irvin Painter guides us through more than two thousand years of Western civilization, tracing not only the invention of the idea of race but also the frequent worship of “whiteness” for economic, social, scientific, and political ends.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Destroys the myth that race is about skin color
- De Emily L. en 08-25-14
- The History of White People
- De: Nell Irvin Painter
- Narrado por: Allyson Johnson
New Insights on History
Revisado: 06-20-16
Excellent book. It presents the story of how race was constructed out of class, politics, and pseudoscience.
Painter, rather than pushing a strong opinion, remains eloquently dispassionate in the presentation of a series of historical facts, allowing her position to emerge as a logical consequence of those facts. This is in sharp contrast to many of the outdated race theorists, who often sought out (or just plain made up) facts that reinforced a pre-decided and biased world view.
I highly recommend it.
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The Very Best of Lord Byron
- De: Lord Byron
- Narrado por: Laidman Brown, Tyrone Power
- Duración: 1 h y 58 m
- Grabación Original
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:3 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 7
His life mired in scandal and excess, and his verse unparalleled, Lord Byron was amont the most celebrated - and vilified - of the Romantic poets. This audiobook presents a collection of Lord Byron's finest works, including "Fragment of a Novel", "Manfred", and "Don Juan".
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2 out of 5 stars
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Can't stand the music
- De JvJ en 01-12-16
- The Very Best of Lord Byron
- De: Lord Byron
- Narrado por: Laidman Brown, Tyrone Power
Can't stand the music
Revisado: 01-12-16
I wanted to hear the poems in a fairly no-nonsense way, but there is too much music and singing. It distracts from the poetry itself.
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