The Possessive Investment in Whiteness by George Lipsitz

The Possessive Investment in Whiteness by George Lipsitz

An unflinching look at white supremacy revealing the many ways that white people profit from identity politics and group privileges

"If we could only take one book with us into the 21st century, this is the one I would chooseWith lucidity and passion, George Lipsitz reveals that so-called 'color-blind' public policy actually contributes to the maintenance of racism; that white privilege and the demonizing of colored people are two sides of the same coin; and that whiteness is both a huge subsidy as well as a noose around the necks of working-class white folk. His insights into how the color line works in the realm of public policy, politics, and culture, and what we must do to destroy it, can save our lives." -Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Yo' Mama's Disfunktional! Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America

George Lipsitz is Professor of Black Studies and Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the author of A Life in the Struggle: Ivory Perry and the Culture of Opposition (Temple), Rainbow at Midnight: Labor and Culture in the 1940s, Dangerous Crossroads, and Time Passages.

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ISBN 13	9781592134946
ISBN 10	1592134947
Title	The Possessive Investment in Whiteness
Author	George Lipsitz
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Temple University Press,U.S.
Year published	2006-03-10
Number of pages	320
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