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Working from the premise that the white race has been socially constructed, Race Traitor is a call for the disruption of white conformity and the foundation of a New Abolitionism to dissolve it. At a time when white supremacist thinking seems to be gaining momentum, this book brings together voices ranging from university professors to skinheads to prison inmates to analyze the forces that hold the white race together--and those that promise to tear it apart.

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The journal Race Traitor began in 1992 with one lofty ambition: "to serve as an intellectual center for those seeking to abolish the white race." The editors define the white race as a historically constructed social group consisting of all those who benefit from having white skin and are thus empowered by the status quo. They see the concept of whiteness as a barrier to justice and equality, insisting that deeply ingrained social problems cannot be solved until the privileges of white skin are abolished. Since they define the white race as a historical rather than a natural classification, it follows that this system can be undone--but only if a noticeable segment of whites are willing to dismiss conformity to their color. "Treason to whiteness is loyalty to humanity," the editors declare. The enemies of social progress, then, are not just white supremacists but anyone unwilling to dismiss the benefits conferred by racial status.

This anthology contains essays from the first five editions of Race Traitor, and its contributors are a varied lot: professors, poets, activists, skinheads, and prison inmates all toss their opinions into the racial ring. The essays range from sociological examinations of "whiteness" to examples of rampant racism and individuals' attempts to stand up to it. Though the book's introduction states that "Race Traitor exists not to make converts," the arguments presented in this collection have the power and grace to do just that. --Shawn Carkonen

Publisher: Routledge

Customer Review: 5 out of 5
Thought Revolution, not Genocide -
There's something many of the reviewers here fail to recognize in their "reasoning". That is the fact that Noel Ignatiev himself is Irish, which by the current understanding of the concept - qualifies him for membership in the white race. So if, in fact, he was calling for literal genocide, then he'd also be calling for his own destruction. It is clear to anyone with ONE "working brain cell" that he is talking about the elimination of the CATEGORY called "white" and all the privilege it implies.

This book is not talking about eliminating the individuals who happen to fit in the category, but rather eliminating a certain mindset that many of them possess. Non-white, then, can also include people of European descent who reject classification as "white", choosing instead to identify with their own particular ethnic group - which is a more adequate representation in EVERY case.

A "Race Traitor" therefore is someone who turns his/her back on the concept of race, who betrays the common "understanding" that there even IS such a thing as "whiteness", and who instead is in favor of moving towards assessing people on the basis of their individual merits.

All you "anti-liberal" critics crying out against "genocide" seriously need to READ the book.

Customer Review: 1 out of 5
Utter Filth!! - The author endorses genocide of the white race, This is now acceptable in our society. He should be run out of the country!

Customer Review: 1 out of 5
No, The Goal Is Genocide - Noel Ignatiev wants to deconsturct (read: destroy) the social phenomenon of "whiteness". What does it mean to destroy a people's culture and traditions in toto? It means to destroy them. If Hitler had gone about forcing all Jews to intermarry to the point that there were no Jews left, the result would have been the same as killing them as individuals. The people would be destroyed. What Ignatiev is supporting is nothing short of genocide, and though he may say he doesn't mean he want inidividuals killed (although I doubt his sincerity on this) he certainly does want a whole race or group of people destroyed. What a sick puppy.

Customer Review: 5 out of 5
The goal is not genocide - People who rail against this collection of work generally do so for one or both of the following reasons: 1) They have an investment in maintaining whiteness in the US; these people may be "white" or not. 2) They misunderstand the goal of Igantiev and Garvey to be the genocide of light-skinned people, which it most definitely is not. Their goal is to socially destruct the significance of whiteness, not to kill anybody. If you read the publication, you'll see this clearly. Buy it and see for yourself; if you don't like it, return it. It's an important and thought-provoking piece of literature for people of all colors who are disgusted racism in the USA.

Customer Review: 1 out of 5
Extremist Hate Literature - While I did not read the whole book, I certainly believe I read more than enough to get an accurate impression of what the authors were trying to say.

I found the general tone of this book extreme in its antagonism to anything the authors considers "white." and generous to anything "nonwhite." I think that the author is himself is probably a racial supremacist of some sort, and perhaps is quite jealous of those whites who have accomplished the worthwhile.

Apparently all the ills of the world would disappear if the white race or "white privilege" were abolished. I think the general theme of the book might be summed up this way:

If a white person commits a crime against a black (or non-white) person, the white person is at fault. If a black (or non-white) person commits a crime against a white person, the white person is at fault. No matter what the circumstances, or who is involved, it's the white person's fault, according to the author. What is the logical solution to what Ignatiev frames as the root problem? Eliminate the white person, or eliminate "white privilege" which somehow "triggers" all the woes of the world.

Overall one of the most hate filled and nasty publications I've ever been exposed to.

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