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More beautiful and more terrible : the embrace and transcendence of racial inequality in the United States / Imani Perry.

Author/creator Perry, Imani, 1972-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, 2011.
Descriptionxv, 248 pages ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
Contents "It wasn't me!" : post intent and correlational racism -- It's all of us : the practice of inequality -- Telling tales out of school : the work of racial narratives -- The house that Jack built : inequality via category -- "I always feel like somebody's watchin' me" : the racing of privacy, voyeurism and surveillance -- Exceptionally yours : racial escape hatches in the contemporary United States -- Black taxes and white wages : the social economy of race -- Conclusion : remediation, or, from proof to possibility.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010039826
ISBN9780814767368 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN0814767362 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN9780814767375 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN0814767370 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN9780814768181 (e-book)
ISBN0814768180 (e-book)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E184.A1 P42 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold