{"product_id":"black-in-america-the-paradox-of-the-color-line-9781509531387","title":"Black in America: The Paradox of the Color Line","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the start of the twentieth century, the pre-eminent black sociologist, W.E.B. DuBois, identified the color line as America's great problem. While the color line is increasingly variegated beyond black and white, and more openly discussed than ever before as more racial and ethnic groups call America home, his words still ring true.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Today, post-racial and colorblind ideals dominate the American narrative, obscuring the reality of racism and discrimination, hiding if only temporarily the inconvenience of deep racial disparity. This is the quintessential American paradox: our embrace of the ideals of meritocracy despite the systemic racial advantages and disadvantages accrued across generations. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This book provides a sociology of the Black American experience. To be Black in America is to exist amongst myriad contradictions: racial progress and regression, abject poverty amidst profound wealth, discriminatory policing yet equal protection under the law. This book explores these contradictions in the context of residential segregation, labor market experiences, and the criminal justice system, among other topics, highlighting the historical processes and contemporary social arrangements that simultaneously reinforce race and racism, necessitating resistance in post-civil rights America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e�Branch and Jackson present a compelling and engaging analysis of how past and present practices have affected Black people, even while Blackness takes on multiple forms, including the diverse ways Black people have resisted racist social structures. This book will be a great teaching resource.�\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMargaret L. Andersen, University of Delaware\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e �Powerfully written, well documented, theoretically sophisticated, and covering central themes of America�s racial history.  This is the book we need for our courses on race matters in the United States. We owe a debt of gratitude to the authors.�\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEduardo Bonilla-Silva, Duke University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpotlights on Resistance\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction    Are We ‘Post-Racial’ Yet?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1  How Blacks Became the Problem: American Racism and the Fight for Equality\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2 Crafting the Racial Frame: Blackness and the Myth of the Monolith with Candace S. King and Emmanuel Adero\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3  Whose Life Matters? Value and Disdain in American Society\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4 Staying Inside the Red Line: Housing Segregation and the Rise of the Ghetto\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5  Who Gets to Work? Understanding the Black Labor Market Experience \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6  Is Justice Blind? Race and the Rise of Mass Incarceration with Lucius Couloute\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7  Reifying the Problem: Racism and the Persistence of the Color Line in American Politics with Emmanuel Adero\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e About the Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e References","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409527710039,"sku":"9781509531387","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781509531387.jpg?v=1730507110","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/black-in-america-the-paradox-of-the-color-line-9781509531387","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}