{"product_id":"dispatches-from-the-race-war","title":"Dispatches From The Race War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEssays on racial flashpoints, white denial, violence, and the manipulation of fear in America today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Drawing on events from the killing of Trayvon Martin to the Black Lives Matter protests last summer, \u003cstrong\u003eWise calls to account his fellow white citizens and exhorts them to combat racist power structures\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Tim Wise has brilliantly done is to challenge white folks'' truth\u003c\/strong\u003e to see that they have a responsibility to do more than sit back and watch, but to recognize their own role in co-creating a fair, inclusive, truly democratic society.\u003cstrong\u003e”—Michelle Alexander\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe New Jim Crow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tim Wise''s new book gives us the tools we need to reach people whose understanding of our country is white instead of right. And without pissing them off!\"\u003cstrong\u003e—James W. Loewen, \u003c\/strong\u003eauthor, \u003cem\u003eLies My Teacher Told Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eTim Wise''s latest is more urgent than ever\u003c\/strong\u003e. \"—\u003cstrong\u003eHeather Ann Thompson, \u003c\/strong\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eBlood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A white social justice advocate clearly shows how racism is America''s core crisis. \u003cstrong\u003eA trenchant assessment of our nation’s ills.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"—\u003cstrong\u003e*\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" [\u003cem\u003eDispatches from the Race War\u003c\/em\u003e] is \u003cstrong\u003ea bracing call to action\u003c\/strong\u003e in a moment of social unrest.\"—\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eDispatches from the Race War\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eexhorts white Americans to join the struggle for a fairer society\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 16\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of essays, renowned social-justice advocate Tim Wise confronts racism in contemporary America. Seen through the lens of major flashpoints during the Obama and Trump years, \u003cem\u003eDispatches from the Race\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWar \u003c\/em\u003efaces the consequences of white supremacy in all its forms. This includes a discussion of the bigoted undertones of the Tea Party’s backlash, the killing of Trayvon Martin, current day anti-immigrant hysteria, the rise of openly avowed white nationalism, the violent policing of African Americans, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWise devotes a substantial portion of the book to explore the racial ramifications of COVID-19, and the widespread protests which followed the police murder of George Floyd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConcise, accessible chapters, most written in first-person, offer an excellent source for those engaged in the anti-racism struggle. Tim Wise’s proactive approach asks white allies to contend with—and take responsibility for—their own role in perpetuating racism against Blacks and people of color.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDispatches from the Race War\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us that the story of our country is the history of racial conflict, and that our future may depend on how—or if—we can resolve it. “To accept racism is quintessentially American,” writes Wise, “to rebel against it is human. Be human.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57389914947966,"sku":"NW9780872868090","price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780872868090.jpg?v=1778656689","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/dispatches-from-the-race-war","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}