num_pages: 400
description: Now in a new edition, Iron Cages provides a unique comparative analysis of white American attitudes toward Asians, blacks, Mexicans, and Native Americans in the 19th century. This pathbreaking work offers a cohesive study of the foundations of race and culture in America. In a new epilogue, Takaki argues that the social health of the United States rests largely on the ability of Americans of all races and cultures to build on an established and positive legacy of cross-cultural cooperation and understanding in the coming 21st century. Observing that by 2050 all Americans will be minorities, Takaki urges us to ask Will America fulfill the promise of equality or will America retreat into its "iron cages" and resist diversity, allowing racial conflicts to divide and possibly even destroy America as a nation? Incisive and provocative, Iron Cages is an essential resource for students of ethnic history and important reading for anyone interested in the history of racerelations in America.
language: English
title: Iron Cages : Race and Culture in 19th-Century America
titlecomplete: Iron Cages : Race and Culture in 19th-Century America
genres: Ethnic Studies, History, Race, Anti Racist, The United States Of America, 19th Century, Nonfiction, Social Science, Politics
ratings_count: 124
publisher: Oxford University Press