Beyond Racism:

"This book is impressive in its scope, well-balanced, and solidly documented."—William Safran, Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism

"This high-quality collection offers a wealth of historical and socioeconomic detail on race relations in three countries."—Foreign Affairs

"This work offers a rich and unique collage of perspectives on the causes and consequences of gross disparities in power and well-being between ‘persons of European and African descent or appearance' in the three countries.... breaks new ground in black scholarly discourse."—Anthony Edwards, Multicultural Review

• Race and Racism in Historical Perspective: Comparing Brazil, South Africa, and the U.S.—G. Fredrickson.
• COUNTRY PORTRAITS.
• The Second Republic: Race, Inequality, and Democracy in South Africa—W. James and J. Lever.
• Combating Racism in South Africa: Redress/Remedies—M. Ramphele.
• Whiteness in the Rainbow: Experiencing the Loss of Privilege in the New South Africa—M. Steyn.
• Dance of Deception: A Reading of Race Relations in Brazil—A. do Nascimento and E.L. Nascimento.
• Brazil: The Misadventures of Nonracialism in Brazil—A.S.A. Guimarães.
• Not Yet E Pluribus Unum: Racism, America's Achilles Heel—C.V. Hamilton.
• The U.S. Women's Movement: Confronting Racism and Sexism—L.R. Wolfe.
• The Social Construction of Privilege in the U.S.: An Asset Perspective—M. Oliver.
• COMPARATIVE ISSUES.
• Introduction.
• Race, Human Capital Inequality, and Income Distribution—L. O'Connell and N. Birdsall.
• Globalization: A View from the South—F. Wilson.
• GDP Gains Due to Ending Long-Term Discrimination Against Blacks—J. Zoninsein.
• Transformative Action: A Strategy for Ending Racial Hierarchy and Achieving True Democracy—J.A. Powell.
• The Seven Deadly Myths of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector: Implications for Promoting Social Justice Worldwide—E.D. Carson.
• Racial Discrimination as a Violation of International Law—G. McDougall.
• PROSPECTS.
• Introduction—W. James.
• Prospects for a Nonracial Future in South Africa—N. Alexander.
• Responses—A. Boraine, M. Mamdani, N. Pandor, M. Ramphele.
• Brazil: It's in the Blood—E.L. Nascimento.
• Interviews—S. Adorno, D. Santos.
• Bluebeard's Castle: An American Fairy Tale—D. Bell.
• Reflections on Bluebeard's Castle—D. Bell, R. Delgado, A. Hacker, J. Hochschild, K. Rodgers, K. Roth, C. Stimpson, J. Tchen.
• Concluding Note—the Editors.