{"product_id":"racecraft-the-soul-of-inequality-in-american-life","title":"Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life","description":"Tackling the myth of a post-racial society\n\nPraised by a wide variety of people from Ta-Nehisi Coates to Zadie Smith, Racecraft “ought to be positioned,” as Bookforum put it, “at the center of any discussion of race in American life.”\n\nMost people assume racism grows from a perception of human difference: the fact of race gives rise to the practice of racism. Sociologist Karen E. Fields and historian Barbara J. Fields argue otherwise: the practice of racism produces the illusion of race, through what they call “racecraft.” And this phenomenon is intimately entwined with other forms of inequality in American life. So pervasive are the devices of racecraft in American history, economic doctrine, politics, and everyday thinking that the presence of racecraft itself goes unnoticed.\n\nThat the promised post-racial age has not dawned, the authors argue, reflects the failure of Americans to develop a legitimate language for thinking about and discussing inequality. That failure should worry everyone who cares about democratic institutions.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1781683131\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 4EKGY3007GMN_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Fields, Karen E.|Fields, Barbara J.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41444879695930,"sku":"4EKGY3007GMN_ns","price":7.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1781683131-0.jpg?v=1780682579","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/racecraft-the-soul-of-inequality-in-american-life","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}