12 books in Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations
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The Wicked Son
Anti-Semitism, Self-hatred, and the Jews
Written by David Mamet
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $12.95
David Mamet's interest in anti-Semitism is not limited to the modern face of an ancient hatred but encompasses as well the ways in which many Jews have internalized that hatred. Using the metaphor of the Wicked Son at the Passover seder (the child who asks, "What does this story mean to... Read more >
Anti-Semitism, Self-hatred, and the Jews
Written by David Mamet
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $12.95
David Mamet's interest in anti-Semitism is not limited to the modern face of an ancient hatred but encompasses as well the ways in which many Jews have internalized that hatred. Using the metaphor of the Wicked Son at the Passover seder (the child who asks, "What does this story mean to... Read more >
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Sellout
The Politics of Racial Betrayal
Written by Randall Kennedy
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $13.95
In this incisive and unflinching study, Randall Kennedy, author of Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word, tackles another stigma of America's racial discourse: “selling out.” He explains the origins of the concept and shows how fear of this label has haunted prominent members of the black community—including, most recently... Read more >
The Politics of Racial Betrayal
Written by Randall Kennedy
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $13.95
In this incisive and unflinching study, Randall Kennedy, author of Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word, tackles another stigma of America's racial discourse: “selling out.” He explains the origins of the concept and shows how fear of this label has haunted prominent members of the black community—including, most recently... Read more >
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The Wicked Son
Anti-Semitism, Self-hatred, and the Jews
Written by David Mamet
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: October 24, 2008
Price: $12.95
As might be expected from this fiercely provocative writer, David Mamet’s interest in anti-Semitism is not limited to the modern face of an ancient hatred but encompasses as well the ways in which many Jews have themselves internalized that hatred. Using the metaphor of the Wicked Son at the Passover seder–the... Read more >
Anti-Semitism, Self-hatred, and the Jews
Written by David Mamet
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: October 24, 2008
Price: $12.95
As might be expected from this fiercely provocative writer, David Mamet’s interest in anti-Semitism is not limited to the modern face of an ancient hatred but encompasses as well the ways in which many Jews have themselves internalized that hatred. Using the metaphor of the Wicked Son at the Passover seder–the... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Sellout
The Politics of Racial Betrayal
Written by Randall Kennedy
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $22.00
In the wake of his controversial national best-seller, Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word, Randall Kennedy grapples brilliantly and judiciously with another stigma of our racial discourse: "selling out," or racial betrayal, which is a subject of much anxiety and acrimony in Black America. He atomizes the vicissitudes of... Read more >
The Politics of Racial Betrayal
Written by Randall Kennedy
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $22.00
In the wake of his controversial national best-seller, Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word, Randall Kennedy grapples brilliantly and judiciously with another stigma of our racial discourse: "selling out," or racial betrayal, which is a subject of much anxiety and acrimony in Black America. He atomizes the vicissitudes of... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Sellout
The Politics of Racial Betrayal
Written by Randall Kennedy
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $13.95
In the wake of his controversial national best-seller, Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word, Randall Kennedy grapples brilliantly and judiciously with another stigma of our racial discourse: "selling out," or racial betrayal, which is a subject of much anxiety and acrimony in Black America. He atomizes the vicissitudes of... Read more >
The Politics of Racial Betrayal
Written by Randall Kennedy
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $13.95
In the wake of his controversial national best-seller, Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word, Randall Kennedy grapples brilliantly and judiciously with another stigma of our racial discourse: "selling out," or racial betrayal, which is a subject of much anxiety and acrimony in Black America. He atomizes the vicissitudes of... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Beyond Glory
Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling, and a World on the Brink
Written by David Margolick
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $15.95
Nothing in the annals of sports has aroused more passion than the heavyweight fights in New York in 1936 and 1938 between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling — bouts that symbolized the hopes, hatreds, and fears of a world moving toward total war. Acclaimed journalist David Margolick takes us into the... Read more >
Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling, and a World on the Brink
Written by David Margolick
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $15.95
Nothing in the annals of sports has aroused more passion than the heavyweight fights in New York in 1936 and 1938 between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling — bouts that symbolized the hopes, hatreds, and fears of a world moving toward total war. Acclaimed journalist David Margolick takes us into the... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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The Wicked Son
Anti-Semitism, Self-hatred, and the Jews
Written by David Mamet
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $19.95
As might be expected from this fiercely provocative writer, David Mamet’s interest in anti-Semitism is not limited to the modern face of an ancient hatred but encompasses as well the ways in which many Jews have themselves internalized that hatred. Using the metaphor of the Wicked Son at the Passover seder–the... Read more >
Anti-Semitism, Self-hatred, and the Jews
Written by David Mamet
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $19.95
As might be expected from this fiercely provocative writer, David Mamet’s interest in anti-Semitism is not limited to the modern face of an ancient hatred but encompasses as well the ways in which many Jews have themselves internalized that hatred. Using the metaphor of the Wicked Son at the Passover seder–the... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Rachel and Her Children
Homeless Families in America
Written by Jonathan Kozol
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: August 15, 2006
Price: $13.95
The story that jolted the conscience of the nation when it first appeared in The New Yorker
Jonathan Kozol is one of America’s most forceful and eloquent observers of the intersection of race, poverty, and education. His books, from the National Book Award–winning Death at an Early Age to his most recent... Read more >
Homeless Families in America
Written by Jonathan Kozol
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: August 15, 2006
Price: $13.95
The story that jolted the conscience of the nation when it first appeared in The New Yorker
Jonathan Kozol is one of America’s most forceful and eloquent observers of the intersection of race, poverty, and education. His books, from the National Book Award–winning Death at an Early Age to his most recent... Read more >
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Hate Crime
The Story of a Dragging in Jasper, Texas
Written by Joyce King
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: December 2, 2003
Price: $13.00
On June 7, 1998, James Byrd Jr., a forty-nine-year-old black man, was walking home from a party when three white men in a pickup truck offered him a ride. They drove Byrd out to a lonely country road, tied him to a logging chain, and dragged him three miles to his... Read more >
The Story of a Dragging in Jasper, Texas
Written by Joyce King
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: December 2, 2003
Price: $13.00
On June 7, 1998, James Byrd Jr., a forty-nine-year-old black man, was walking home from a party when three white men in a pickup truck offered him a ride. They drove Byrd out to a lonely country road, tied him to a logging chain, and dragged him three miles to his... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Hate Crime
The Story of a Dragging in Jasper, Texas
Written by Joyce King
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2002
Price: $24.00
On June 7, 1998, James Byrd, Jr., a forty-nine-year-old black man, was dragged to his death while chained to the back of a pickup truck driven by three young white men. It happened just outside of Jasper, a sleepy East Texas logging town that, within twenty-four hours of the discovery of... Read more >
The Story of a Dragging in Jasper, Texas
Written by Joyce King
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2002
Price: $24.00
On June 7, 1998, James Byrd, Jr., a forty-nine-year-old black man, was dragged to his death while chained to the back of a pickup truck driven by three young white men. It happened just outside of Jasper, a sleepy East Texas logging town that, within twenty-four hours of the discovery of... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Black Planet
Facing Race During an NBA Season
Written by David Shields
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: November 7, 2000
Price: $15.00
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Facing Race During an NBA Season
Written by David Shields
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: November 7, 2000
Price: $15.00
Read more >
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Driving While Black
Highways, Shopping Malls, Taxi Cabs, Sidewalks: How to Fight Back if You Are a Victim of Racial Profiling
Written by Kenneth Meeks
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: May 16, 2000
Price: $19.00
A practical handbook for people who want to be safe and do something.
Racial profiling does happen. And while cases where victims find themselves looking down the barrel of a policeman's gun make the six o'clock news, dozens of less extreme, yet troubling, examples occur every day. Cabs that whiz by only... Read more >
Highways, Shopping Malls, Taxi Cabs, Sidewalks: How to Fight Back if You Are a Victim of Racial Profiling
Written by Kenneth Meeks
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: May 16, 2000
Price: $19.00
A practical handbook for people who want to be safe and do something.
Racial profiling does happen. And while cases where victims find themselves looking down the barrel of a policeman's gun make the six o'clock news, dozens of less extreme, yet troubling, examples occur every day. Cabs that whiz by only... Read more >
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