{"product_id":"racial-paranoia-john-l-jackson-9780465018130","title":"Racial Paranoia: The Unintended Consequences of Political Correctness: The New Reality of Race in America","description":"The Civil War put an end to slavery, and the civil rights movement put an end to legalized segregation. Crimes motivated by racism are punished with particular severity, and Americans are more sensitive than ever about the words they choose when talking about race. And yet America remains divided along the color line. Acclaimed scholar John L. Jackson, Jr., identifies a new paradigm of race relations that has emerged in the wake of the legal victories of the civil rights era: racial paranoia. We live in an age of racial equality punctuated by galling examples of ongoing discrimination-from the federal government's inadequate efforts to protect the predominantly black population of New Orleans to Michael Richards's outrageous outburst. Not surprisingly, African-Americans distrust the rhetoric of political correctness, and see instead the threat of racism lurking below every white surface. Conspiracy theories abound and racial reconciliation seems near to impossible. In \u003ci\u003eRacial Paranoia\u003c\/i\u003e, Jackson explains how this paranoia is cultivated, transferred, and exaggerated; how it shapes our nation and undermines the goal of racial equality; and what can be done to fight it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John L. Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465018130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465018130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Civitas Book Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.88w x 0.68d","brand":"John L. Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119713513727,"sku":"9780465018130","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7246eb16-26ac-492b-ae0c-c59d932d8573.jpg?v=1687410585","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/racial-paranoia-john-l-jackson-9780465018130","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}