| Double Exposure: Poverty & Race in America Contributor(s): Hartman, Jean M. (Author), Bradley, Samuel D. (Author), Bond, Julian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1563249626 ISBN-13: 9781563249624 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1996 Annotation: "A provocative and powerful collection of eclectic writings on the central moral issue of our times". -- Jonathan Kozol, author of Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation "Double Exposure delivers a double dose of smart writing, controlled anger, and devasting common sense". -- Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Worst Years of Our Lives: Irreverent Notes from a Decade of Greed This book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of the major topics surrounding our country s most troublesome and seemingly intractable social problem: the intersection of race and poverty. The sixty-three contributions -- by some of the nation's leading thinkers and activists (Nathan Glazer, Roger Wilkins, Senator Bill Bradley, Brent Staples, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Manning Marable, Howard Winant, Benjamin DeMott, Max Frankel, Herbert Gans, Henry Hampton, Julian Bond, and many others), representing a variety of disciplines and backgrounds -- are organized under seven key topics: affirmative action; the "permanence of racism" thesis; the use and utility of racial and ethnic categories; multiculturalism; immigration; the "underclass" debate; and democracy/equality. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness |
| Dewey: 305 |
| LCCN: 96-31314 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.1" W x 8.96" (0.94 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Leading thinkers and activists discuss the intersection of race and poverty. The essays are organized around seven key topics including: affirmative action; the permanence of racism thesis; the use and utility of racial and ethnic categories; multiculturalism; and the underclass debate. |