Instruction
Book Review (850–900 words, excluding notes)
• Write a review of Complicity, the kind you would see in a history journal like
William and Mary Quarterly or American Historical Review. A good review does
the following:
a. Summarizes the book’s content.
b. Identifies the book’s salient argument(s) and themes.
c. Offers a critique.
While a) and b) are straight forward (and will comprise about 60% of the essay),
c) may seem like a daunting task. Keep in mind, though, that a critique is an
assessment of value. Questions you should consider: Of what use is Complicity to
historians of race? What contribution, if any, does it make to our understanding of
race and the past?
• Your essay must be formatted as follows:
a. double spaced in 12 pt Times New Roman font
b. 1” margins
c. Chicago style footnotes