Race

Informationen zum Autor Studs Terkel (1912-2008) was the bestselling author of twelve books of oral history, including Working; Hard Times ; the Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Good War” ; and, most recently, his memoir Touch and Go (all available from The New Press). He was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a Presidential National Humanities Medal and the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Klappentext A provocative look at contemporary race relations. First published in 1992 at the height of the furor over the Rodney King incident, Studs Terkel's Race was an immediate bestseller. In a rare and revealing look how at how people in America truly feel about race, Terkel brings out the full complexity of the thoughts and emotions of both blacks and whites, uncovering a fascinating narrative of changing opinions. Preachers and street punks, college students and Klansmen, interracial couples, the nephew of the founder of apartheid, and Emmett Till's mother are among those whose voices appear in Race. In all, nearly one hundred Americans talk openly about attitudes that few are willing to admit in public: feelings about affirmative action, gentrification, secret prejudices, and dashed hopes. Zusammenfassung Studs Terkel's fascinating account of Race from many and varied points of view.

Product details

• Authors: Studs Terkel, Terkel Studs
• Publisher: New press usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.07.2012
• EAN: 9781595588104
• ISBN: 978-1-59558-810-4
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies