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It is a blueprint for taking wealth and power, and ultimately exacerbates the economic, political, and social inequity that persists in America. She unravels the racial contradictions lurking behind American culture as we know it--from shapeshifting celebrities and memes gone viral to brazen poets, loveable potheads, and faulty political leaders. An audacious debut, White Negroes brilliantly summons a re-interrogation of Norman Mailer's infamous 1957 essay of a similar name. It also introduces a bold new voice in Jackson. 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Back opens a broad door onto the body as both structure and metaphor, linking artistic and political representation through a mutual attention to what—and who—is made to bear weight.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53148271837457,"sku":"NGR9780063043909","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780063043909.jpg?v=1771764222"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-lauren-michele-jackson.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}