George Yancy

Backlash

What Happens When We Talk Honestly about Racism in America

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Produktbeschreibung

When George Yancy penned a New York Times article entitled à â Å Dear White America,à â  he knew he was courting controversy. Here, Yancy chronicles the ensuing blowback as he seeks to understand what it was that created so much rage among so many white readers. He challenges white Americans to develop a new empathy for the African American experience.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 150mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 356g
• ISBN-13: 9781538104057
• ISBN-10: 1538104059
• Artikelnr.: 49133592

Autorenporträt

By George Yancy - Foreword by Cornel West

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword: The End of White Innocence Acknowledgments Introduction: Talking
About Racism: When Honesty Feels Like Too much to Bear Chapter 1: The
Letter: Dear White America Chapter 2: Dear Nigger Professor Chapter 3:
Risking the White Self Chapter 4: Accepting the Gift Notes Index About the
Author