America's Long War on Race by University of California Press

The 2016 election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency, led by the most racially homogeneous, far-right political party in the Western world, left liberals, progressives, and leftists worldwide astonished. However, many immediate analyses overlooked the long-term factors leading to this situation. 'Race and America's Long War' explores the connection between war, politics, police power, and evolving racial dynamics in contemporary America. Nikhil Pal Singh contends that the U.S.'s post-9/11 war pursuits have revived an older history of imperial statecraft, which historically segregated and eliminated enemies both domestically and abroad. From territorial expansion and Indian removals to settler immigration and nativist restrictions, and African slavery and its lasting impacts, these formative processes shaped the U.S. into a capitalist world power long before globalization. These insightful essays trace U.S. history, revealing how the resurgence of racism and war as seemingly enduring aspects of American public and political life lies at the core of our current crisis and collective disorientation.

• Trump's 2016 Presidency: A Global Shock for Progressives
• U.S. Expansion and Slavery: Driving Forces of Capitalist Power
• Racism and War: Persistent Challenges in American Society