Whiteness and morality : pursuing racial justice through reparations and sovereignty /

What does it mean to 'be white'? This book asks this question in order to consider how white U.S.-Americans participate in racial justice-making. It illustrates how 'white' identities are embodiments of problematic moral realities. It argues that movements for reparations for peo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harvey, Jennifer, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Colección:Black religion, womanist thought, social justice.
Temas:
White people > Race identity > United States.
White people > United States > Attitudes.
Slavery > United States > History.
Racism > United States > History.
Racism > Political aspects > United States.
African Americans > Reparations.
Social justice > United States.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Histoire.
Racisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Racisme > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Noirs américains > Réparations.
Justice sociale > États-Unis.
Ethics & moral philosophy.
Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Philosophy.
African Americans > Reparations
Race relations
Racism
Racism > Political aspects
Slavery
Social justice
White people > Attitudes
White people > Race identity
United States > Race relations > History.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Mapping the fault lines
  • The moral crisis of "being white"
  • A colonial settler nation and a slaveholding one
  • Becoming uniquely white "American"
  • The imperative of reparations
  • Conclusion: Toward becoming more human.

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