Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America
by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
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Eduardo Bonilla-Silva's acclaimed Racism without Racists documents how, beneath our contemporary conversation about race, there lies a full-blown arsenal of arguments, phrases, and stories that whites use to account for-and ultimately justify-racial inequalities. The fifth edition of this provocative book makes clear that colorblind racism is as insidious now as ever. It features new material on our current racial climate, including the Black Lives Matter movement; a significantly revised show more chapter that examines the Obama presidency, the 2016 election, and Trump's presidency; and a new chapter addressing what listeners can do to confront racism-both personally and on a larger structural level. show lessTags
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In conjunction with other writings on Critical Race Theory, I feel more prepared for discussing the systemic racism in American society. This book does an excellent job of explaining the New Racism, what it sounds like, and how to combat it. There is a particularly illuminating chapter examining the Obama presidency and the last two chapters on social movements and where to go from here are galvanizing. Please read and share!
I do not disagree with Bonilla-Silva's thesis, I do question some of his support materials, plus the highly academic nature of the book made for slow reading.
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Eduardo Bonilla-Silva is professor of sociology at Duke University. The recipient of the American Sociological Association's Cox-Johnson-Frasier Award and the Lewis A. Coser Award for Theoretical Agenda-Setting, he is author or coeditor of several books, including White Logic, White Methods. He is president (2017-2018) of the American Sociological show more Association and the Southern Sociological Society. show less
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 2003
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 305.800973
- Canonical LCC
- E185.98
Classifications
- Genres
- Sociology, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 305.800973 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social group - Age, Gender, Ethnicity Ethnic and national groups standard subdivisions / Ethnic and national groups with ethnic origins from more than one continent, of European descent standard subdivisions Biography And History North America United States
- LCC
- E185.98 — History of the United States United States Elements in the population Afro-Americans Biography. Genealogy
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- 686
- Popularity
- 41,778
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.90)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 22
- ASINs
- 6





























































