{"product_id":"black-in-america-enobong-hannah-branch-9781509531394","title":"Black in America: The Paradox of the Color Line","description":"At 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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Enobong Hannah Branch, Christina Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1509531394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509531394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Enobong Hannah Branch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985349574911,"sku":"9781509531394","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_47872c37-7150-445d-8d3d-8ba34331de34.jpg?v=1683277044","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-in-america-enobong-hannah-branch-9781509531394","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}