White by Law 10th Anniversary Edition - (Critical America) by Ian Haney Lopez (Paperback)

The book "White by Law" is a groundbreaking work that explores the legal origins of white racial identity in America.

Through a series of important cases, including two heard by the United States Supreme Court, the author traces the reasoning employed by courts to justify the whiteness of some and the non-whiteness of others.

The book provides a sobering analysis of how current race law has spawned a troubling racial ideology that perpetuates inequality under a new guise: colorblind white dominance.

With a new preface and an original essay written specifically for the 10th anniversary edition, "White by Law" remains one of the most significant and generative entries in the field of whiteness studies.

The book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding contemporary debates over racial and ethnic politics and the ways in which law fully participates in the manufacture of naturalized groupings we know as 'races.'