More Beautiful and More Terrible by Imani Perry

More Beautiful and More Terrible by Imani Perry

Asserts that the U.S. is in a new and distinct phase of racism that is post-intentional, neither based on intentional discrimination nor drawing upon biological concepts of race

"[Perry] offers provocative essays exploring various aspects of the societal contradictions between continuing racial inequalities and public professions of equality..Perry provides probing and original analyses of racial narratives such as the 'acting white' narrative that numerous prominent Americans, white and black, have periodically emphasized." * Contemporary Sociology *
"Perry offers an insightful 'third way' analysis...the book...is a good fit for cutting-edge graduate and faculty research." -- M. Christian * Choice *
"Imani Perry has done it again. With an uncanny ability to merge art, law, social science, and cultural studies, she weaves a powerful analysis of race in contemporary America." -- Patricia Hill Collins,author of Another Kind of Public Education

Imani Perry is Professor at the Center for African American Studies at Princeton University. She holds a Ph.D. in American Civilization and a J.D. both from Harvard and is the author of Prophets of the Hood: Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop.

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ISBN 13	9780814767375
ISBN 10	0814767370
Title	More Beautiful and More Terrible
Author	Imani Perry
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	New York University Press
Year published	2011-02-28
Number of pages	263
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