Not Quite White White Trash And the Boundaries of Whiteness

"Matt Wray'sNot Quite Whiteis a richly textured social history of how and why the nation has come to conceive, categorize, and routinely vilify that part of its population known as 'white trash.' Because this subject has rarely been the focus of systematic scholarly inquiry, that alone would be a notable achievement. Yet the book aims for more-to propose a boundary theory of why 'white trash' has had so many uses-from literature to politics to social science. By any measure, this book is a major contribution."-Troy Duster, New York UniversityWray, Matt is the author of 'Not Quite White White Trash And the Boundaries of Whiteness', published 2006 under ISBN 9780822338734 and ISBN 0822338734.