{"product_id":"american-whitelash-9780241517123","title":"American Whitelash","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Whitelash\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is indispensable. Really. It is. \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eIbram X. Kendi, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Antiracist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a shocking investigation into the\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ecyclical pattern of violence that has marred racial progress in America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2008, Barack Obama''s historic victory was heralded as a turning point for the USA. And so it would be - just not in the way that most Americans hoped. The election of the nation''s first Black president fanned long-burning embers of white supremacy, igniting a new and frightening phase in a continuous historical cycle of racial progress and white backlash.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAmerican \u003c\/i\u003eW\u003ci\u003ehitelash\u003c\/i\u003e, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Wesley Lowery charts the return of this blood-stained trend, showing how the forces of white power retaliated against Obama''s victory - and both profited from, and helped to propel, the rise of Donald Trump. Drawing o\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWesley Lowery chronicles the most existential racial story of our time: the racist political violence that followed Obama's election, fueled Trump's rise, and continues to threaten our very existence. American Whitelash is indispensable. Really. It is -- Ibram X. Kendi, author of HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST\u003cbr\u003eThe rise of white supremacist violence is one of the most important stories in American life today. In \u003ci\u003eAmerican Whitelash\u003c\/i\u003e, Wesley Lowery guides the reader through the social, psychological, and historical realities that animate this violence. It is both a brilliant and unsettling examination of a part of America that many Americans would prefer to look away from. This book reminds us that we cannot look away. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Whitelash\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential text, one that further demonstrates why Lowery is one of our country's most important and gifted journalists -- Clint Smith, author of HOW THE WORD IS PASSED\u003cbr\u003eAn incredibly thoughtful and provocative and interesting book -- Nihal Arthanayake\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733160112471,"sku":"9780241517123","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241517123.jpg?v=1719999629","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/american-whitelash-9780241517123","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}