> It still reads really well today, like there's no tone of racism Since both countries were at the time white majority and controlled, there wasn't any need

> It still reads really well today, like there's no tone of racism Since both countries were at the time white majority and controlled, there wasn't any need to address race in any way. There was no "race" dimension. Therefore, I wouldn't take the lack of racism as a virtue, but just that it would be off-topic for the purpose of the book. EDIT: Look through the book - every illustration of French, Germans, and Americans depicts white people. The book, as typical of the era, just doesn't address race. It only addresses culture.