{"product_id":"white-innocence-gloria-wekker-9780822360759","title":"White Innocence: Paradoxes of Colonialism and Race","description":"In \u003ci\u003eWhite Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e Gloria Wekker explores a central paradox of Dutch culture: the passionate denial of racial discrimination and colonial violence coexisting alongside aggressive racism and xenophobia. Accessing a cultural archive built over 400 years of Dutch colonial rule, Wekker fundamentally challenges Dutch racial exceptionalism by undermining the dominant narrative of the Netherlands as a \"gentle\" and \"ethical\" nation. Wekker analyzes the Dutch media's portrayal of black women and men, the failure to grasp race in the Dutch academy, contemporary conservative politics (including gay politicians espousing anti-immigrant rhetoric), and the controversy surrounding the folkloric character Black Pete, showing how the denial of racism and the expression of innocence safeguards white privilege. Wekker uncovers the postcolonial legacy of race and its role in shaping the white Dutch self, presenting the contested, persistent legacy of racism in the country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gloria Wekker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0822360756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822360759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Gloria Wekker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042687906047,"sku":"9780822360759","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7ef86716-ae84-4852-aeb0-4ccaa66c921b.jpg?v=1684962962","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/white-innocence-gloria-wekker-9780822360759","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}