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White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son (Revised)
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Title: White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son (Revised)
Author: Tim Wise
ISBN: 9781593764258
Publisher: Soft Skull
Published: 2011
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Revised
Number of Pages: 288
Condition Note: Moderate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: THE MODERN ANTI-RACIST CLASSIC: "A brilliant and personal deconstruction of institutionalized white supremacy in the United States . . . a beautifully written, heartfelt memoir" (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz). "One of the most brilliant, articulate and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation." --Michael Eric Dyson, author of Tears We Cannot Stop The inspiration for the acclaimed documentary film, this deeply personal polemic reveals how racial privilege shapes the daily lives of white Americans in every realm: employment, education, housing, criminal justice, and elsewhere. Using stories from his own life, Tim Wise examines what it really means to be white in a nation created to benefit people who are "white like him." This inherent racism is not only real, but disproportionately burdens people of color and makes progressive social change less likely to occur. Explaining in clear and convincing language why it is in everyone's best interest to fight racial inequality, Wise offers ways in which white people can challenge these unjust privileges, resist white supremacy and racism, and ultimately help to ensure the country's personal and collective well-being.
Author: Tim Wise
ISBN: 9781593764258
Publisher: Soft Skull
Published: 2011
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Revised
Number of Pages: 288
Condition Note: Moderate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: THE MODERN ANTI-RACIST CLASSIC: "A brilliant and personal deconstruction of institutionalized white supremacy in the United States . . . a beautifully written, heartfelt memoir" (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz). "One of the most brilliant, articulate and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation." --Michael Eric Dyson, author of Tears We Cannot Stop The inspiration for the acclaimed documentary film, this deeply personal polemic reveals how racial privilege shapes the daily lives of white Americans in every realm: employment, education, housing, criminal justice, and elsewhere. Using stories from his own life, Tim Wise examines what it really means to be white in a nation created to benefit people who are "white like him." This inherent racism is not only real, but disproportionately burdens people of color and makes progressive social change less likely to occur. Explaining in clear and convincing language why it is in everyone's best interest to fight racial inequality, Wise offers ways in which white people can challenge these unjust privileges, resist white supremacy and racism, and ultimately help to ensure the country's personal and collective well-being.
