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Hardcover The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Book

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ISBN: 1595581030

ISBN13: 9781595581037

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Name: Important book for everyone, but especially for people in criminal justice roles.
Item: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Rating: 5
Author: Yasmin

by Michelle Alexander

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Book Overview

Once in a great while a book comes along that changes the way we see the world and helps to fuel a nationwide social movement. The New Jim Crow is such a book. Praised by Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier as "brave and bold," this book directly challenges the notion that the presidency of Barack Obama signals a new era of colorblindness. With dazzling candor, legal scholar Michelle Alexander argues that "we have not ended racial caste in America;...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1595581030

ISBN13:9781595581037

Release Date:January 2010

Publisher:New Press

Length:290 Pages

Weight:1.29 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Police Brutality The Civil Rights Movement The Criminal Justice System Non-Fiction Racial Injustice African-American Studies Criminal Law Discrimination & Racism Law Politics & Social Sciences

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Important book for everyone, but especially for people in criminal justice roles.

Published by Yasmin , 5 months ago

Excellent writing and simple straight forward explanations of important and far reaching issues.

No shade to the book itself, just the condition of the book

Published by Ciara , 7 months ago

I think a book with highlighting should not be listed as "Like New." The copy I received had both normal wear & tear, which is fine, but it also had significant highlighting. I ordered a "Like New" hoping it would be blank and only have wear & tear.