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« Plus jamais ça ! » L'incantation est répétée à l'envi comme une formule magique contre le mauvais sort. Mais, de façon lucide et réaliste, comment faire pour que ce slogan donne lieu à une résistance efficace quand on sait que la connaissance de la Shoah n'a pas empêché le génocide des Tutsi au Rwanda en 1994 ? Et qu'aujourd'hui encore les Yézidis, les Rohingyas ou les Burundais sont confrontés à un tel risque ou ont subi des actes...
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It is widely understood that race is a social fact with profound implications for life chances, group identity, collective representation and the social order. 'Whiteness', the source of race-based inequality and injustice, is perpetuated through power, violence and an array of complex processes which help protect the status quo. While there has been much focus on the psychological harm of racism on people of colour, less attention has been paid to...
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Quels sont les enjeux éthiques des relations interculturelles au Québec, notamment dans la sphère religieuse et laïque, les milieux des arts, de la culture, du travail et de la santé ainsi que dans l'action politique ? À partir de délibérations citoyennes portant sur les relations entre les individus de diverses cultures, ce livre bien documenté fait le point sur les débats actuels, les courants et les pratiques émergentes, concernant les...
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Este libro es un polémico compendio de atrocidades y escándalos mexicanos. Armado a manera de diccionario, reúne cuarenta y ocho contundentes entradas sobre costumbres, dichos y prejuicios vinculados a la práctica cotidiana del racismo en nuestro país. Da lo mismo hacia dónde se mire: en todas partes -en las escuelas, en las oficinas públicas, en la televisión, entre amigos y aun en nuestras propias familias- abundan esos aborrecibles actos...
6) The N Word
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Through The N Word, author Daniella Maison reveals the historical and present-day effects and ramifications of using the N word in modern language. In this book, Maison argues that the N word cannot be neutered, deemed unsullied, or recast as an innocent street idiom. Aimed at a generation who have incorporated the term into their everyday dialogue, Maison expounds the argument for boycotting the word completely. Whether you are undecided, a proud...
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Trying to detangle fact from the fiction and hearsay from hard truths challenging in many areas of discussion and race is no exception. If the issues surrounding race can leave you confused, and you don't know your BLM from your replacement theory, then this is the book to help ups get started. Find out why Black Lives Matter became such a contentious issue, discover what is " The war on woke", and why it is important to have a historical context...
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Get the Summary of Coleman Hughes's The End of Race Politics in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. In "The End of Race Politics," Coleman Hughes explores the complexities of racial identity and the arbitrary nature of racial categories, drawing from personal experiences and historical analysis. He challenges the notion that race is a natural concept, arguing that it is a socially constructed hybrid based on genetic...
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Over the years, we have witness unprecedented growth and development that threatens our planet earth as evidenced by environmental degradation, world poverty all of which will be exacerbated by climate change. "Environmental Crisis or Crisis of Epistemology?" explores the ideas that environmental destruction and injustice is integrally related to unsustainable knowledge and the role that knowledge plays in a racially discriminatory and unequal society....
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An in-depth analysis of the historical and contemporary contours of black life in Los Angeles
Los Angeles is well-known as a temperate paradise with expansive beaches and mountain vistas, a booming luxury housing market, and the home of glamorous Hollywood. During the first half of the twentieth century, Los Angeles was also seen as a mecca for both African Americans and a steady stream of migrants from around the country and the world, transforming...
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Esclavage et ségrégation des Noirs aux États-Unis, colonialisme européen, génocide des Juifs... Le racisme est au cœur des plus grandes injustices que notre monde ait connues ces derniers siècles, et nous sommes loin d'en avoir fini avec lui. Qu'est-ce toutefois que le racisme ? L'islamophobie est-elle une variété de racisme ? Le racisme peut-il s'exercer à l'encontre des Blancs ? La discrimination raciale, qu'elle soit « positive » ou...
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White by Law was published in 1996 to immense critical acclaim, and established Ian Haney López as one of the most exciting and talented young minds in the legal academy. The first book to fully explore the social and specifically legal construction of race, White by Law inspired a generation of critical race theorists and others interested in the intersection of race and law in American society. Today, it is used and cited widely by not only legal...
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The development of the Canadian criminal justice system has been central to the dispossession of Indigenous populations and the safeguarding of colonial relations of power. Through the mechanisms of surveillance, segregation, and containment, the justice system ensures that Indigenous peoples remain in a state of economic deprivation, social isolation, and political subjection.
Contributors to this volume examine historical expressions and ongoing...
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2023.
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"Before there was Colin Kaepernick, there was Fritz Pollard. The first Black quarterback to play in the NFL, Pollard was a dynamo, leading his team to a national championship, drawing record crowds, and earning the highest salary in the league. He was also subject to a constant stream of racist abuse. Spectators jeered and threw rocks, and opposing players singled him out, using the cover of the game to pummel the only Black man on the field. It would...
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More than 53 million Latinos
now constitute the largest, fastest-growing, and most diverse minority group in
the United States, and the nation's political future may well be shaped by
Latinos' continuing political incorporation. In the 2012 election, Latinos
proved to be a critical voting bloc in both Presidential and Congressional
races; this demographic will only become more important in future American
elections. Using new evidence from the...
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Toulouse mars 2012, Bruxelles mai 2014, Paris janvier 2015, Copenhague février 2015. On tue à nouveau des Juifs en Europe, soixante-dix ans après la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et l'effondrement de l'Allemagne hitlérienne. On y profane des cimetières juifs et on y moleste des personnes – dont des enfants – simplement parce qu'elles sont juives. Il arrive même qu'on y force l'entrée d'un appartement occupé par une famille juive ou...
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How should pragmatists respond to and contribute to the resolution of one of America's greatest and most enduring problems? Given that the most important thinkers of the pragmatist movement-Charles S. Peirce, William James, John Dewey, and George Herbert Mead-said little about the problem of race, how does their distinctly American way of thinking confront the hardship and brutality that characterizes the experience of many African Americans in this...
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For English-speaking readers, this book serves as an introduction to an important French intellectual whose work, especially on the issues of antisemitism and anti-Zionism, runs counter to the hostility shown toward Jews by some representatives of contemporary critical theory. It presents for the first time in English five essays by Éric Marty, previously published in France, with a new preface by the author addressed to his American readers. The...
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What if there were a set of rules to educate people against race-based social faux pas that damage relationships, perpetuate racist stereotypes, and harm people of color? This book provides just that in an effort to slow the malignant domino effect of race-based ignorance in American communities and workplaces to help address the vestiges of our nation's racist past.
Race Rules is an innovative, practical manual for white people of the unwritten...
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Argues that racial inequality reproduces itself automatically over time because early unfair advantage for whites has paved the way for continuing advantage
This book is designed to change the way we think about racial inequality. Long after the passage of civil rights laws, blacks and Latinos possess barely a nickel of wealth for every dollar that whites have. Why have we made so little progress?
Legal scholar Daria Roithmayr provocatively argues...
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