{"product_id":"the-price-of-union-kelly-burton-phd-9798900260990","title":"The Price of Union: Race, Power, and the Making of American Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if American democracy isn't undergoing a political crisis but a racial reckoning?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Price of Union\u003c\/em\u003e, political scientist and civic leader Kelly Burton argues that our democratic crisis runs deeper than political divisions. It is--and has always been--ultimately a matter of race.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning, American democracy and racial caste have existed in a codependent relationship, each shaping and sustaining the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on four hundred years of history--from Jamestown to January 6--Burton shows how this arrangement has defined the nation's institutions and values and how as the caste system begins to weaken, the democracy it upheld is beginning to come apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePicking up where Isabel Wilkerson's modern classic \u003cem\u003eCaste\u003c\/em\u003e left off, Burton offers a deeply researched, narrative-rich retelling of the American story that exposes the original bargain that more than anything else made America what it is today. The result is a sweeping and provocative work that challenges and reframes how we understand power, race, and belonging in the \"land of the free.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Price of Union \u003c\/em\u003einvites readers to confront the true cost of the American experiment as we have known it--and to imagine what has never been: a nation built on shared humanity and capable of serving the common good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelly Burton Phd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798900260990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amplify Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs","brand":"Kelly Burton Phd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48801518747903,"sku":"9798900260990","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-price-of-union-kelly-burton-phd-9798900260990","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}