Mediocre by Ijeoma Oluo
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, an "illuminating" (New York Times Book Review) history of white male identity.What happens to a country that tells generation after generation of white men that they deserve power? What happens when success is defined by status over women and people of color, instead of by actual accomplishments?
Through the last 150 years of American history -- from the post-reconstruction South and the mythic stories of cowboys in the West, to the present-day controversy over NFL protests and the backlash against the rise of women in politics -- Ijeoma Oluo exposes the devastating consequences of white male supremacy on women, people of color, and white men themselves. Mediocre investigates the real costs of this phenomenon in order to imagine a new white male identity, one free from racism and sexism.
As provocative as it is essential, this book will upend everything you thought you knew about American identity and offers a bold new vision of American greatness.
So You Want to Talk About Race is written by Ijeoma Oluo, a New York Times bestselling novelist. The New York Times and the Washington Post have both published articles about her work on race. She was named to the Root 100 on two occasions, and she was honored by the American Humanist Society with the 2018 Feminist Humanist Award. She is a resident of Seattle, Washington.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781580059527 |
| ISBN 10 | 158005952X |
| Title | Mediocre |
| Author | Ijeoma Oluo |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Seal Press |
| Year published | 2021-11-09 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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