White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son by Tim Wise (English) P

Description: White Like Me by Tim Wise From "one of the most brilliant, articulate and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation" (Michael Eric Dyson), this now-classic is "a brilliant and personal deconstruction of institutionalized white supremacy in the United States . . . a beautifully written, heartfelt memoir" (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz).The inspiration for the acclaimed documentary film, this deeply personal polemic reveals how racial privilege shapes the daily lives of white Americans in every realm- employment, education, housing, criminal justice, and elsewhere.Using stories from his own life, Tim Wise examines what it really means to be white in a nation created to benefit people who are "white like him." This inherent racism is not only real, but disproportionately burdens people of color and makes progressive social change less likely to occur. Explaining in clear and convincing language why it is in everyones best interest to fight racial inequality, Wise offers ways in which white people can challenge these unjust privileges, resist white supremacy and racism, and ultimately help to ensure the countrys personal and collective well-being. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Tim Wise is a prominent antiracist writer and activist who served as an advisor to the Fisk University Race Relations Institute. He lectures across the country about the need to combat institutional racism, gender bias, and the growing gap between rich and poor in the United States. Long Description With a new preface and updated chapters, White Like Me is one-part memoir, one-part polemical essay collection. It is a personal examination of the way in which racial privilege shapes the daily lives of white Americans in every realm: employment, education, housing, criminal justice, and elsewhere. Using stories from his own life, Tim Wise demonstrates the ways in which racism not only burdens people of color, but also benefits, in relative terms, those who are "white like him." He discusses how racial privilege can harm whites in the long run and make progressive social change less likely. He explores the ways in which whites can challenge their unjust privileges, and explains in clear and convincing language why it is in the best interest of whites themselves to do so. Using anecdotes instead of stale statistics, Wise weaves a narrative that is at once readable and yet scholarly, analytical and yet accessible. Details ISBN1593764251 Author Tim Wise Pages 208 Year 2011 ISBN-10 1593764251 ISBN-13 9781593764258 Format Paperback Subtitle Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son Country of Publication United States Edition 3rd DEWEY 305.800973 Short Title WHITE LIKE ME REV/E 3/E Edition Description Revised Language English Media Book Publication Date 2011-09-13 AU Release Date 2011-09-13 NZ Release Date 2011-09-13 US Release Date 2011-09-13 UK Release Date 2011-09-13 Edited by Gnon Baba Birth 19710116 Affiliation Dr. Robert M. Pressman Position Former senior instructor and associate head, English (deceased) Qualifications M.D. Audience General Publisher Soft Skull Press Imprint Soft Skull Press Place of Publication New York We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137972889;

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