Color of Our Shame - Race and Justice in Our Time

Zusatztext "In this book, Christopher Lebron … artfully joins Rawlsian-inspired theorizing about social justice with critical race theory's focus on ongoing racial injustice to illuminate what is needed to develop a distinctly political theory of racial justice. In so doing, he also sheds light on the role of popular culture and national character, or civic culture, in perpetuating the gap between venerable American ideals and deplorable American realities. " - Perspectives on Politics Informationen zum Autor Christopher J. Lebron is Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Philosophy at Yale University. Klappentext Given the success of the Civil Rights Act and the sharp decline in overt racist norms, how can we explain the persistence of systemic racial inequality? Zusammenfassung Given the success of the Civil Rights Act and the sharp decline in overt racist norms, how can we explain the persistence of systemic racial inequality? Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Chapter 1 - Shame and Method Chapter 2 - The Problem of Social Value Chapter 3 - Marshall's Lament Chapter 4 - The Souls of American Folk Chapter 5 - Racial Justice In Our Time Epilogue - The Agony of a Racial Democracy Notes Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Christopher J Lebron, Christopher J. Lebron, Christopher J. (Research Fellow Lebron, Lebron Christopher J.
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.07.2015
• EAN: 9780190264673
• ISBN: 978-0-19-026467-3
• Pagine: 224
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; USA, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Political structures: democracy, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Civil rights & citizenship, Black & Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Civics and citizenship, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General