Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal - Softcover

Hacker, Andrew

 
9780345405371: Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0345405374 ISBN 13: 9780345405371
Verlag: Ballantine Books, 1995

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Depicts the United States as both a racist and classist society in which blacks have been unable to find acceptance and discusses the social unrest that marks social inequality and the implications of the O.J. Simpson case.

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nging...The real value of this book is in Mr. Hacker's calm, analytical eye, his unblinking view of American history and his unwillingness to accept cant and 'common sense' as facts."
--Tom Wicker
The New York Times Book Review
Why does race remain America's deepest and most enduring division? Despite all efforts to increase understanding and expand opportunities, black and white Americans still lead separate lives, continually marked by tension and hostility.
In his bestselling analysis of a divided society, Andrew Hacker explains why racial disparities persist. He clarifies the meaning of racism, conflicting theories of superiority and equality, as well as such subtle factors as guilt and sexual fears. Using completely updated statistical data to paint the stark picture of racial inequality, Two Nations depicts the realities of family life, of income and employment, as well as current controversies affecting education, politics, and crime, including the role of race in

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nging...The real value of this book is in Mr. Hacker's calm, analytical eye, his unblinking view of American history and his unwillingness to accept cant and 'common sense' as facts."
--Tom Wicker
The New York Times Book Review
Why does race remain America's deepest and most enduring division? Despite all efforts to increase understanding and expand opportunities, black and white Americans still lead separate lives, continually marked by tension and hostility.
In his bestselling analysis of a divided society, Andrew Hacker explains why racial disparities persist. He clarifies the meaning of racism, conflicting theories of superiority and equality, as well as such subtle factors as guilt and sexual fears. Using completely updated statistical data to paint the stark picture of racial inequality, Two Nations depicts the realities of family life, of income and employment, as well as current controversies affecting education, politics, and crime, including the role of race in

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Verlag
Ballantine Books
Erscheinungsdatum
1995
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0345405374
ISBN 13 
9780345405371
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
283
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