{"product_id":"invisible-enemy-9781405167178","title":"Invisible Enemy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis highly accessible account of the evolution of American racism outlines how ''colorblind'' approaches to discrimination ensured the perpetuation of racial inequality in the United States well beyond the 1960s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA highly accessible account of the evolution of American racism, its perpetuation, and black people''s struggles for equality in the post-civil rights era\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuides students to a better understanding of the experiences of black Americans and their ongoing struggles for justice, by highlighting the interconnectedness of African American history with that of the nation as a whole\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights the economic and political functions that racism has served throughout the nation''s history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the continuation of the freedom movement beyond the 1960s to provide a comprehensive new historiography of racial equality and social justice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is an important contribution in understanding a still largely overlooked period of contemporary history. Highly recommended. All levels\/libraries.\" (Choice , 1 April 2011)  \u003cp\u003e \"Even so, the thematic unity and clear elucidation of the nature and persistence of systemic racism in American society and of white Americans ' blindness to it makes the book a valuable study that\u003cbr\u003eshould engage student audiences and the reading public.\" (Journal of American History, 1 March 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments.  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Never Ending Story: American Racism from Slavery to the Civil Rights Movement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. From the Freedom Movement to Free Markets: Racializing the War on Poverty and Colorblinding Jim Crow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. A System without Signs: The Invisible Racism of the Post-Civil Rights Era.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Fighting Jim Crow’s Shadow: Struggles for Racial Equality after 1965.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. To See or Not to See: Debates over Affirmative Action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Is This America? Electoral Politics after the Voting Rights Act.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Fir$st Cla$$ Citizen$hip: Struggles for Economic Justice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. All Around the World: The Freedom Struggle in a Global Context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407899599191,"sku":"9781405167178","price":74.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/invisible-enemy-9781405167178","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}