[PDF.87kh] The Miner's Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy (The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures)

The Miner's Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy (The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures)

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 | #416060 in Books |  Harvard University Press |  2003-04-21 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  .99 x6.11 x9.26l,.98 | File type: PDF | 400 pages

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||14 of 16 people found the following review helpful.| THIS BOOK RECALLS ELLISON'S INVISIBLE MAN|By G. L. Rowsey|Because it's the best book about race relations in America since Ellison's masterpiece of fifty years ago. By "race relations" I mean blacks and whites, as Ellison would have meant the words. But The Miner's Canary is about much more, it's about all-minority-cultures and whites in America. And in direct opposition t|From Publishers Weekly|"To my friends, I look like a black boy. To white people I don't know, I look like a wanna-be punk. To the cops I look like a criminal," explains Lani Guinier's 14-year-old biracial son. Mixing myriad personal examples with hard data and a

Like the canaries that alerted miners to a poisonous atmosphere, issues of race point to underlying problems in society that ultimately affect everyone, not just minorities. Addressing these issues is essential. Ignoring racial differences--race blindness--has failed. Focusing on individual achievement has diverted us from tackling pervasive inequalities. Now, in a powerful and challenging book, Lani Guinier and Gerald Torres propose a radical new way to confront race...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Miner's Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy (The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures)   |  Lani Guinier, Gerald Torres.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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