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Losing the Race : Self-Sabotage in Black America by John McWhorter (2000, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFree Press
ISBN-100684836696
ISBN-139780684836690
eBay Product ID (ePID)1656293
Product Key Features
Book TitleLosing the Race : Self-Sabotage in Black America
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPsychopathology / Compulsive Behavior, General, Personal Growth / Success, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year2000
GenreSocial Science, Self-Help, Psychology
AuthorJohn Mcwhorter
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight20.2 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-031655
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal305.896/073
Table Of ContentContents Preface 1 The Cult of Victimology 2 The Cult of Separatism 3 The Cult of Anti-intellectualism 4 The Roots of the Cult of Anti-intellectualism 5 African-American Self-Sabotage in Action: The Affirmative-Action Debate 6 African-American Self-Sabotage in Action: The Ebonics Controversy 7 How Can We Save the African-American Race? Notes Acknowledgments Index
SynopsisA professor of linguistics paints a controversial portrait of defeatism and pessimism in black America that threatens to hold young African Americans back.
LC Classification NumberE185.625.M38 2000
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- 25 Jun, 2022
Read this book!
If you wonder what went wrong with race relations, read this book. If you want to make life better for everyone, read this book. If you are tired of being beaten for things that are not your fault, read this book. You will be smarter and better prepared than most of your friends and all of your enemies if you read this book....Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Mar, 2023
Great Book
Great ReadVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Sep, 2021
Should be required reading in school
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