As the first book to fully explore the social and specifically legal construction of race, White by Law inspired a generation of critical race theorists and others interested in the intersection of race and law in American society. In this tenth anniversary edition of White by Law, Haney López revisits the legal construction of race, and argues, in a new chapter, that current race law has spawned a troubling racial ideology that perpetuates inequality under a new guise: colorblind white dominance, This book also includes a new Preface, in which Haney López considers how his own personal experiences with white racial privilege helped engender White by Law.

ISBN: 9780814736944