{"product_id":"a-leftist-critique-of-the-principles-of-identity-diversity-and-multiculturalism-9781498590679","title":"A Leftist Critique of the Principles of Identity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIdentity politics is a lightning rod in American society. To both its progressive supporters and conservative critics, it is seen as defining the agenda of the Left. Both sides are wrong. Identity politics is not a leftist project. Instead it enables the neoliberal political economy that has caused historic levels of inequality and triggered repression and mass incarceration to deal with the social wreckage. Identity politics is a form of biological essentialism, impeding morality built upon universal humanism and politics built upon solidarity.Unlike the conservative assaults, this book avoids the trivial and silly pronouncements of identity politics (a term generally avoided in the work as loaded and pejorative). It challenges the following key elements of the Identity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism Program: Diversity as Justicethe most important struggle for justice today is increasing the representation throughout society of individuals from historically marginalized groups by en\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Anderson-Connolly has given us a trenchant and controversial work that questions deeply held progressive beliefs and assumptions. Confronting the problems of economic inequality and the limits of identity politics in dealing with it should make his book required reading for activists and academics alike. -- Stephen Bronner, Rutgers University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables and Figures  Introduction  Chapter 1: A Leftist Critique of Diversity as Justice  Chapter 2: A Model of Economic Inequality  Chapter 3: A Leftist Critique of Colorblindness as Racism  Chapter 4: A Leftist Critique of Race as Culture  Chapter 5: A Leftist Critique of Culture as Virtue  Chapter 6: The Choice: Identity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism or the Left?  References","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040858407255,"sku":"9781498590679","price":81.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498590679.jpg?v=1750948084","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-leftist-critique-of-the-principles-of-identity-diversity-and-multiculturalism-9781498590679","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}