{"product_id":"invisible-enemy-9781405167185","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 should 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\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Never Ending Story: American Racism from Slavery to the Civil Rights Movement 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 From the Freedom Movement to Free Markets: Racializing the War on Poverty and Colorblinding Jim Crow 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A System without Signs: The Invisible Racism of the Post-Civil Rights Era 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Fighting Jim Crow’s Shadow: Struggles for Racial Equality after 1965 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 To See or Not to See: Debates over Affirmative Action 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Is This America? Electoral Politics after the Voting Rights Act 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Fir$t Cla$$ Citizen$hip: Struggles for Economic Justice 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 All Around the World: The Freedom Struggle in a Global Context 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 230\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407899566423,"sku":"9781405167185","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405167185.jpg?v=1730500895","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/invisible-enemy-9781405167185","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}