John Arthur, Amy Shapiro

Color - Class - Identity

The New Politics Of Race

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the differences in racial perceptions that have been in evidence in recent political events. It addresses an increasingly explosive topic-the black underclass, evaluates possible solutions for it, and focuses on questions of group and individual identity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780367315078
• ISBN-10: 0367315076
• Artikelnr.: 57733531

Autorenporträt

John Arthur is professor of philosophy and director of the program in Philosophy, Politics, and Law at Binghamton University. Amy Shapiro a graduate of Harvard Law School, has taught legal history, and currently practices law in Binghamton, New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part 1 Thinking Race
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man
I'm Black, You're White, Who's Innocent?
The Scar of Race
The Paradox of Integration: Why Whites and Blacks Seem So Divided
One Man's March
Part 2 The Black Underclass
Victims and Heroes in the "Benevolent State"
Clarence X
The Chronicle of the Slave Scrolls
Who Shot Johnny?
The Truly Disadvantaged
All in the Family: Illegitimacy and Welfare Dependence
Counting Asians
American Apartheid: The Perpetuation of the Underclass
Part 3 Assimilation and Identity in a Multicultural Society
The Souls of Black Folk
Race Matters
Group Autonomy and Narrative Identity
Ethnic Transgressions
The Disuniting of America: Reflections on a Multicultural Society
A Different Mirror