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The relationship between race and capitalism is one of the most enduring and controversial historical debates The concept of racial capitalism offers a way out of this impasse Racial capitalism is not simply a permutation phase or stage in the larger history of capitalismsince the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade and the colonization of the Americas capitalism in both material and ideological senses has been racial deriving social and economic value from racial classification and stratification Although Cedric J Robinson popularized the term racial capitalism has remained undertheorized for nearly four decades

Histories of Racial Capitalism brings together for the first time distinguished and rising scholars to consider the utility of the concept across historical settings These scholars offer dynamic accounts of the relationship between social relations of exploitation and the racial terms through which they were organized justified and contested Throughout the contributors consider and challenge how some claims about the history and nature of capitalism are universalized while others remain marginalized By theorizing and testing the concept of racial capitalism in different historical circumstances this book shows its analytical and political power for todays scholars and activists