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Blinded by the whites : why race still matters in 21st-century America /

The scholar and author posits that the election of Barack Obama gave political currency to the (white) idea that Americans live in a post-racial society. But the persistence of racial profiling, economic inequality between Blacks and whites, disproportionate numbers of Black prisoners, and dispariti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ikard, David, 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2013]
Colección:Blacks in the diaspora.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The scholar and author posits that the election of Barack Obama gave political currency to the (white) idea that Americans live in a post-racial society. But the persistence of racial profiling, economic inequality between Blacks and whites, disproportionate numbers of Black prisoners, and disparities in health and access to healthcare suggest there is more to the story. -- Description from dust jacket flap.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 173 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-168) and index.
ISBN:9781299853584
1299853587
9780253011039
0253011035