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Book SynopsisThe election of America's first black president has led many to believe that race is no longer a real obstacle to success and that remaining racial inequality stems largely from the failure of minority groups to take personal responsibility for seeking out opportunities. The author upends this view.
Trade Review"Jack Turner has canvassed a remarkable range of sources to develop a profoundly revisionist take on individualism, a theme absolutely central to the nation's founding and which has ongoing - in fact heightened - relevance in the 'postracial' age-of-Obama United States. Turner both makes a convincing case that individualism as a central American value needs to be recaptured from the Right and demonstrates that the rich tradition of American political thought does indeed provide us with the necessary conceptual resources for doing so." (Charles W. Mills, Northwestern University)"
