• States (governments) have existed for as much as 7,000 years. What is the broad history of states (governments)?
• What functions does the nation-state perform in the culture of capitalism? To what extent is this different from history’s previous versions of states (governments)?
Part Two
• 1) How has the nation-state been constructed from the standpoint of social engineering, including as discussed in “The history of racist colonial violence …” and previous readings? 2) How does this pertain to the history of racial and ethnic relations—not only in the U.S. but also elsewhere—including slavery, genocide and oppression, immigration, and forms of racial-ethnic oppression in general.
• What is the history of redlining and racial covenants in the U.S., and what have been their consequences for racial inequality?
