{"product_id":"going-too-far-ishmael-reed-9781926824567","title":"Going Too Far: Essays about America's Nervous Breakdown","description":"Challenging a prevailing attitude, this account disputes the idea that racism is no longer a factor in American life. Based on cultural and literary evidence--including Mark Twain's \u003ci\u003eHuckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e--it argues that, in some ways, the United States very much resembles the country of the 1850s. Not only are the representations of blacks in popular culture throwbacks to the days of minstrelsy, but politicians are also raising stereotypes reminiscent of those which fugitive slaves found it necessary to combat: that African Americans are lazy, dependent, and in need of management. Bold and direct, this book brings an important debate to the surface.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ishmael Reed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1926824563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781926824567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baraka Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/05\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/03\/2012","brand":"Ishmael Reed","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44540619063551,"sku":"9781926824567","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf75c92c-f539-4feb-af43-f478935cc57c.jpg?v=1700588919","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/going-too-far-ishmael-reed-9781926824567","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}