Random House New Releases - Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations

The Expo Files by Tariq Ali

2014-01-07T00:30:00-05:00

The Expo Files Articles by the Crusading Journalist
Written by Stieg Larsson
Illustrated by Tariq Ali
Translated by Laurie Thompson

Hardcover, 192 pages | MacLehose Press | Political Science - Essays; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Radicalism; Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations | $22.95 | 978-1-62365-064-3 (1-62365-064-X)

Now almost exclusively known as the author of the bestselling Millennium Trilogy, Stieg Larsson was first and foremost a professional journalist and an untiring crusader for democracy and equality. These articles explore the human rights issues closest to his heart, issues that formed the ideological foundation of his explosive trio of novels.

As a reporter for and editor-in-chief of the journal Expo, Larsson researched the extreme right both in Sweden and internationally. Collected here for the first time are his most penetrating essays and articles on such topics as the spread of racist and anti-democratic extremism in Europe; violence against women and its effect on women’s rights; homophobia; and honor killings. Also included is his wonderfully compelling account, written for Vagabond magazine, of his travels aboard the Trans-Siberian Express, which he rode from Moscow to Beijing.

The Expo Files by Tariq Ali

2014-01-07T00:30:00-05:00

The Expo Files Articles by the Crusading Journalist
Written by Stieg Larsson
Illustrated by Tariq Ali
Translated by Laurie Thompson

eBook | MacLehose Press | Political Science - Essays; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Radicalism; Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations | $22.95 | 978-1-62365-065-0 (1-62365-065-8)

Hunting Season by Mirta Ojito

2013-10-29T00:30:00-05:00

Hunting Season Immigration and Murder in an All-American Town
Written by Mirta Ojito

Hardcover, 240 pages | Beacon Press | True Crime; Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations; Social Science - Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies | $24.95 | 978-0-8070-0181-3 (0-8070-0181-3)

The true story of an immigrant's murder that turned a quaint village on the Long Island shore into ground zero in the war on immigration

In November of 2008, Marcelo Lucero, a thirty-seven-year-old undocumented Ecuadorean immigrant, was brutally attacked and murdered by a group of teenagers as he walked the streets of Patchogue, a quiet Long Island town. The teenaged attackers were out "hunting for beaners," their slur for Latinos, and Lucero was to become another victim of the anti-immigration fever spreading in the United States. But in death, Lucero's name became a symbol of everything that was wrong with our broken immigration system: porous borders, lax law enforcement, and the rise of bigotry. With a strong commitment to telling all sides of the story, journalist Mirta Ojito unravels the engrossing narrative with objectivity and insight, providing an invaluable peephole into one of America's most pressing issues.

Hunting Season by Mirta Ojito

2013-10-29T00:30:00-05:00

Hunting Season Immigration and Murder in an All-American Town
Written by Mirta Ojito

eBook, 240 pages | Beacon Press | True Crime; Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations; Social Science - Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies | $24.95 | 978-0-8070-0182-0 (0-8070-0182-1)

Gather at the Table by Sharon Morgan

2013-10-15T00:30:00-05:00

Gather at the Table The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade
Written by Thomas Norman DeWolf and Sharon Morgan

Trade Paperback, 232 pages | Beacon Press | Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations; Social Science - Slavery; Self-Help - Personal Growth | $16.00 | 978-0-8070-1444-8 (0-8070-1444-3)

Two people—a black woman and a white man—confront the legacy of slavery and racism head-on

“We embarked on this journey because we believe America must overcome the racial barriers that divide us, the barriers that drive us to strike out at one another out of ignorance and fear. To do nothing is unacceptable.”

Sharon Leslie Morgan, a black woman from Chicago’s South Side avoids white people; they scare her. Despite her trepidation, Morgan, a descendent of slaves on both sides of her family, began a journey toward racial reconciliation with Thomas Norman DeWolf, a white man from rural Oregon who descends from the largest slave-trading dynasty in US history. Over a three-year period, the pair traveled thousands of miles, both overseas and through twenty-seven states, visiting ancestral towns, courthouses, cemeteries, plantations, antebellum mansions, and historic sites. They spent time with one another’s families and friends and engaged in deep conversations about how the lingering trauma of slavery shaped their lives.

Gather at the Table is the chronicle of DeWolf and Morgan’s journey. Arduous and at times uncomfortable, it lays bare the unhealed wounds of slavery. As DeWolf and Morgan demonstrate, before we can overcome racism we must first acknowledge and understand the damage inherited from the past—which invariably involves confronting painful truths. The result is a revelatory testament to the possibilities that open up when people commit to truth, justice, and reconciliation. DeWolf and Morgan offer readers an inspiring vision and a powerful model for healing individuals and communities.

Reflections On Anti-Semitism by Ivan Segre

2013-08-06T00:30:00-05:00

Reflections On Anti-Semitism
Written by Alain Badiou, Eric Hazan and Ivan Segre

eBook, 256 pages | Verso | Political Science - Civil Rights; Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations; Social Science - Jewish Studies | $29.95 | 978-1-78168-226-5 (1-78168-226-7)

Since the beginning of the War on Terror, Israel has become increasingly salient to imperial strategy and ever more aggressive in its policies toward the Palestinians. In this context, a key ideological weapon is the cynical accusation of "anti-Semitism." For historical reasons, this has been deployed most forcefully in France, and Alain Badiou and Eric Hazan caustically demolish the "anti-Semitism is everywhere" allegation, used to bludgeon opponents of the Israeli state and those who stand in solidarity with the banlieue youth. Ivan Segre undertakes a meticulous deconstruction of a rampant "reactionary philo-Semitism" that identifies Jewish interests with the "democratic West."

Reflections On Anti-Semitism by Ivan Segre

2013-08-06T00:30:00-05:00

Reflections On Anti-Semitism
Written by Alain Badiou, Eric Hazan and Ivan Segre

Trade Paperback, 256 pages | Verso | Political Science - Civil Rights; Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations; Social Science - Jewish Studies | $29.95 | 978-1-84467-877-8 (1-84467-877-6)

Reflections On Anti-Semitism by Ivan Segre

2013-08-06T00:30:00-05:00

Reflections On Anti-Semitism
Written by Alain Badiou, Eric Hazan and Ivan Segre

Hardcover, 256 pages | Verso | Political Science - Civil Rights; Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations; Social Science - Jewish Studies | $80.95 | 978-1-78168-115-2 (1-78168-115-5)

Divided We Fail by Sarah Garland

2013-01-29T00:30:00-05:00

Divided We Fail The Story of an African American Community That Ended the Era of School Desegregation
Written by Sarah Garland

Hardcover, 256 pages | Beacon Press | Education - History; Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations; Education | $26.95 | 978-0-8070-0177-6 (0-8070-0177-5)

Examines why school desegregation, despite its success in closing the achievement gap, was never embraced wholeheartedly in the black community as a remedy for racial inequality

In 2007, a court case originally filed in Louisville, Kentucky, was argued before the Supreme Court and officially ended the era of school desegregation— both changing how schools across America handle race and undermining the most important civil rights cases of the last century. Of course, this wasn’t the first federal lawsuit to challenge school desegregation. But it was the first—and only—one brought by African Americans. In Divided We Fail, journalist Sarah Garland deftly and sensitively tells the stories of the families and individuals who fought for and against desegregation. By reframing how we commonly understand race, education, and the history of desegregation, this timely and deeply relevant book will be an important contribution to the continued struggle toward true racial equality.

Divided We Fail by Sarah Garland

2013-01-29T00:30:00-05:00

Divided We Fail The Story of an African American Community That Ended the Era of School Desegregation
Written by Sarah Garland

eBook | Beacon Press | Education - History; Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations; Education | $26.95 | 978-0-8070-0178-3 (0-8070-0178-3)

The Color Complex (Revised) by Ronald Hall

2013-01-08T00:30:00-05:00

The Color Complex (Revised) The Politics of Skin Color in a New Millennium
Written by Kathy Russell, Midge Wilson, Ph.D. and Ronald Hall

Trade Paperback, 304 pages | Anchor | Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations; Social Science - Anth/Cultural | $16.00 | 978-0-307-74423-4 (0-307-74423-X)

A provocative exploration of how Western standards of beauty are influencing cultures across the globe and impacting personal, professional, romantic and familial relationships. Processes like skin lightening in India, hair smoothing in Black America, eyelid reconstruction in China, and plastic surgery worldwide continue to rise in popularity for men and women facing discrimination from both within and outside of their own increasingly fluid ethnic groups. Now including a wealth of new information since the first edition of The Color Complex over two decades ago, the authors, through a historical and sociological lens, have measured the impact of recent pop culture events effecting race relations to determine whether colorism has gotten better or worse over time.

The Color Complex (Revised) by Ronald Hall

2013-01-08T00:30:00-05:00

The Color Complex (Revised) The Politics of Skin Color in a New Millennium
Written by Kathy Russell, Midge Wilson, Ph.D. and Ronald Hall

eBook | Anchor | Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations; Social Science - Anth/Cultural | $11.99 | 978-0-307-74424-1 (0-307-74424-8)

A courageous, humane, and provocative examination of how differences in color and features among African Americans have played and continue to play a role in their professional lives, friendships, romances, and families.

Gather at the Table by Sharon Morgan

2012-10-09T00:30:00-05:00

Gather at the Table The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade
Written by Thomas Norman DeWolf and Sharon Morgan

Hardcover, 240 pages | Beacon Press | Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations; Social Science - Slavery; Self-Help - Personal Growth | $25.95 | 978-0-8070-1441-7 (0-8070-1441-9)

Gather at the Table by Sharon Morgan

2012-10-09T00:30:00-05:00

Gather at the Table The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade
Written by Thomas Norman DeWolf and Sharon Morgan

eBook | Beacon Press | Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations; Social Science - Slavery; Self-Help - Personal Growth | $25.95 | 978-0-8070-1442-4 (0-8070-1442-7)

Black Planet by David Shields

2012-06-27T00:30:00-05:00

Black Planet Facing Race During an NBA Season
Written by David Shields

eBook | Three Rivers Press | Social Science; Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations; Sports & Recreation - Basketball | $11.99 | 978-0-307-76710-3 (0-307-76710-8)

The National Basketball Association is a place where, without ever acknowledging it, white fans and black players enact and quietly explode virtually every racial issue and tension in the culture at large. In Black Planet, David Shields explores how, in a predominantly black sport, white fans--including especially himself--think about and talk about black heroes, black scapegoats, black bodies.

During the 1994-95 NBA season, Shields went to the Seattle SuperSonics' home games; watched their away games on TV; listened to interviews and call-in shows; talked, or tried to talk, to players, coaches, and agents; attended charity events; corresponded with members of the Sonics newsgroup on the Web. He kept a journal and over the next few years transformed that journal into this book, which is focused sharply on white spectators' relationship to black athletes, in particular Shields' own identification with Gary Payton, the team's language-besotted point-guard.

Through the apparently simple vehicle of a daily diary running from November 5, 1994 to May 5, 1995, and ranging from a dispute between two fans over the sale of a ticket to the national media frenzy surrounding Charles Barkley's jest "That's why I hate white people," David Shields confronts the nature of racism (including his own)--the otherness in ourselves that we project onto strangers. He takes us via sports passion deep into the American racial divide.

From the Hardcover edition.

The Persistence of the Color Line by Randall Kennedy

2012-04-17T00:30:00-05:00

The Persistence of the Color Line Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency
Written by Randall Kennedy

Trade Paperback, 336 pages | Vintage | Political Science - Elections; Social Science - African-American Studies; Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations | $15.95 | 978-0-307-45555-0 (0-307-45555-6)

Renowned for his insightful, common-sense critiques of racial politics, Randall Kennedy gives us a shrewd and penetrating analysis of the complex relationship between the first black president and his African-American constituency.

Kennedy tackles such hot-button issues as the nature of racial opposition to Obama; whether Obama has a singular responsibility to African Americans; the differences in Obama’s presentation of himself to blacks and to whites; the challenges posed by the dream of a post-racial society; the increasing irrelevance of a certain kind of racial politics and its consequences; the complex symbolism of Obama’s achievement and his own obfuscations and evasions regarding racial justice.

Eschewing the critical excesses of both the left and the right, Kennedy offers an incisive view of Obama’s triumphs and travails, his strengths and weaknesses, as they pertain to the troubled history of race in America.

Race, Crime, and the Law by Randall Kennedy

2012-02-22T00:30:00-05:00

Race, Crime, and the Law
Written by Randall Kennedy

eBook, 560 pages | Vintage | Law - Criminal Law; Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations | $14.99 | 978-0-307-81465-4 (0-307-81465-3)

In this powerfully reasoned, lucidly written work, Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy takes on the highly complex issues of race, crime, and the legal system, uncovering the long-standing failure of the justice system to protect blacks from criminals and revealing difficult truths about these factors in the United States.

From the Hardcover edition.

The Other Side of the River by Alex Kotlowitz

2012-01-04T00:30:00-05:00

The Other Side of the River A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America's Dilemma
Written by Alex Kotlowitz

eBook, 336 pages | Anchor | Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations | $11.99 | 978-0-307-81429-6 (0-307-81429-7)

In The Other Side of the River, Kotlowitz takes us to southern Michigan. Here, separated by the St. Joseph River, are two towns, St. Joseph and Benton Harbor. Geographically close, they are worlds apart, a living metaphor for America's racial divisions: St. Joseph is a prosperous lakeshore community and ninety-five percent white, while Benton Harbor is impoverished and ninety-two percent black. When the body of a black teenaged boy from Benton Harbor is found in the river, unhealed wounds and suspicions between the two towns' populations surface as well. The investigation into the young man's death becomes, inevitably, a screen on which each town projects their resentments and fears.

The Other Side of the River sensitively portrays the lives and hopes of the towns' citizens as they wrestle with this mystery--and reveals the attitudes and misperceptions that undermine race relations throughout America. In this gripping and ultimately profound book, Alex Kotlowitz proves why he is one of this country's foremost writers on the ever explosive issue of race.

Fraternity by Diane Brady

2012-01-03T00:30:00-05:00

Fraternity In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.
Written by Diane Brady

Hardcover, 256 pages | Spiegel & Grau | Education - Leadership; Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations; History - Social History | $25.00 | 978-0-385-52474-2 (0-385-52474-9)

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
San Francisco Chronicle • The Plain Dealer

The inspiring true story of a group of young men whose lives were changed by a visionary mentor

On April 4, 1968, the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., shocked the nation. Later that month, the Reverend John Brooks, a professor of theology at the College of the Holy Cross who shared Dr. King’s dream of an integrated society, drove up and down the East Coast searching for African American high school students to recruit to the school, young men he felt had the potential to succeed if given an opportunity. Among the twenty students he had a hand in recruiting that year were Clarence Thomas, the future Supreme Court justice; Edward P. Jones, who would go on to win a Pulitzer Prize for literature; and Theodore Wells, who would become one of the nation’s most successful defense attorneys. Many of the others went on to become stars in their fields as well.

In Fraternity, Diane Brady follows five of the men through their college years. Not only did the future president of Holy Cross convince the young men to attend the school, he also obtained full scholarships to support them, and then mentored, defended, coached, and befriended them through an often challenging four years of college, pushing them to reach for goals that would sustain them as adults.

Would these young men have become the leaders they are today without Father Brooks’s involvement? Fraternity is a triumphant testament to the power of education and mentorship, and a compelling argument for the difference one person can make in the lives of others.

Fraternity by Diane Brady

2012-01-03T00:30:00-05:00

Fraternity In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.
Written by Diane Brady

eBook, 256 pages | Spiegel & Grau | Education - Leadership; Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations; History - Social History | $12.99 | 978-0-385-52962-4 (0-385-52962-7)

Random House New Releases - Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations

The Expo Files by Tariq Ali

The Expo Files Articles by the Crusading JournalistWritten by Stieg Larsson Illustrated by Tariq Ali Translated by Laurie Thompson

The Expo Files by Tariq Ali

The Expo Files Articles by the Crusading JournalistWritten by Stieg Larsson Illustrated by Tariq Ali Translated by Laurie Thompson

Hunting Season by Mirta Ojito

Hunting Season Immigration and Murder in an All-American TownWritten by Mirta Ojito

Hunting Season by Mirta Ojito

Hunting Season Immigration and Murder in an All-American TownWritten by Mirta Ojito

Gather at the Table by Sharon Morgan

Gather at the Table The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave TradeWritten by Thomas Norman DeWolf and Sharon Morgan

Reflections On Anti-Semitism by Ivan Segre

Reflections On Anti-Semitism Written by Alain Badiou, Eric Hazan and Ivan Segre

Reflections On Anti-Semitism by Ivan Segre

Reflections On Anti-Semitism Written by Alain Badiou, Eric Hazan and Ivan Segre

Reflections On Anti-Semitism by Ivan Segre

Reflections On Anti-Semitism Written by Alain Badiou, Eric Hazan and Ivan Segre

Divided We Fail by Sarah Garland

Divided We Fail The Story of an African American Community That Ended the Era of School DesegregationWritten by Sarah Garland

Divided We Fail by Sarah Garland

Divided We Fail The Story of an African American Community That Ended the Era of School DesegregationWritten by Sarah Garland

The Color Complex (Revised) by Ronald Hall

The Color Complex (Revised) The Politics of Skin Color in a New MillenniumWritten by Kathy Russell, Midge Wilson, Ph.D. and Ronald Hall

The Color Complex (Revised) by Ronald Hall

The Color Complex (Revised) The Politics of Skin Color in a New MillenniumWritten by Kathy Russell, Midge Wilson, Ph.D. and Ronald Hall

Gather at the Table by Sharon Morgan

Gather at the Table The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave TradeWritten by Thomas Norman DeWolf and Sharon Morgan

Gather at the Table by Sharon Morgan

Gather at the Table The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave TradeWritten by Thomas Norman DeWolf and Sharon Morgan

Black Planet by David Shields

Black Planet Facing Race During an NBA SeasonWritten by David Shields

The Persistence of the Color Line by Randall Kennedy

The Persistence of the Color Line Racial Politics and the Obama PresidencyWritten by Randall Kennedy

Race, Crime, and the Law by Randall Kennedy

Race, Crime, and the Law Written by Randall Kennedy

The Other Side of the River by Alex Kotlowitz

The Other Side of the River A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America's DilemmaWritten by Alex Kotlowitz

Fraternity by Diane Brady

Fraternity In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.Written by Diane Brady

Fraternity by Diane Brady

Fraternity In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.Written by Diane Brady

The Expo Files Articles by the Crusading Journalist
Written by Stieg Larsson
Illustrated by Tariq Ali
Translated by Laurie Thompson

The Expo Files Articles by the Crusading Journalist
Written by Stieg Larsson
Illustrated by Tariq Ali
Translated by Laurie Thompson

Hunting Season Immigration and Murder in an All-American Town
Written by Mirta Ojito

Hunting Season Immigration and Murder in an All-American Town
Written by Mirta Ojito

Gather at the Table The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade
Written by Thomas Norman DeWolf and Sharon Morgan

Reflections On Anti-Semitism
Written by Alain Badiou, Eric Hazan and Ivan Segre

Reflections On Anti-Semitism
Written by Alain Badiou, Eric Hazan and Ivan Segre

Reflections On Anti-Semitism
Written by Alain Badiou, Eric Hazan and Ivan Segre

Divided We Fail The Story of an African American Community That Ended the Era of School Desegregation
Written by Sarah Garland

Divided We Fail The Story of an African American Community That Ended the Era of School Desegregation
Written by Sarah Garland

The Color Complex (Revised) The Politics of Skin Color in a New Millennium
Written by Kathy Russell, Midge Wilson, Ph.D. and Ronald Hall

The Color Complex (Revised) The Politics of Skin Color in a New Millennium
Written by Kathy Russell, Midge Wilson, Ph.D. and Ronald Hall

Gather at the Table The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade
Written by Thomas Norman DeWolf and Sharon Morgan

Gather at the Table The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade
Written by Thomas Norman DeWolf and Sharon Morgan

Black Planet Facing Race During an NBA Season
Written by David Shields

The Persistence of the Color Line Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency
Written by Randall Kennedy

Race, Crime, and the Law
Written by Randall Kennedy

The Other Side of the River A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America's Dilemma
Written by Alex Kotlowitz

Fraternity In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.
Written by Diane Brady

Fraternity In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.
Written by Diane Brady