Rick Halpern Rick Halpern has written several books and articles about race and labor in the United States, including Down on the Killing Floor: Black and White Workers in Chicago's Packinghouses (Illinois, 1997). Currently he is researching a comparative study of the South African and American sugar industries in the period 1870-1930, with a focus upon the racialization of migrant labor. He is the Bissell-Heyd Professor of American Studies at the University of Toronto, where his courses include a units on 'Explorations in Comparative History' and 'Race, Segregation, and Protest in South African and the United States'. He has just finished a stint as Principal of New College, University of Toronto, where he oversaw a number of area studies programs. He is now the Dean at the University of Toronto Scarborough. An Introduction The Editorial Board Submission Guidelines Published Authors in Safundi Subscriptions Contact the Editors Home Safundi (Academic Journal)    Latest Issue | Archive Online Member Directory Database of Comparative Syllabi Become a Member Recommend Safundi Refer a Colleague Submit an Article Safundi c/o Andrew Offenburger Department of History Yale University P.O. Box 208324 New Haven, CT 06520-8324 Safundi Book Reviews c/o Shane Graham shane.graham@usu.edu (435) 797-2719