2007, ISBN: 0618197176

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780618197170], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York], COLLECTIBLE, History|United States|General, Social Science|Discrimination & Race Relat… More...

[EAN: 9780618197170], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York], COLLECTIBLE, History|United States|General, Social Science|Discrimination & Race Relations, Jacket, x, 278 pp., biblio., index; 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. Fine DJ. A fine copy of the first printing. "In 2003, Randall Kennedy's book Nigger started an intense conversation about the use and implications of that epithet. The N Word moves far beyond Kennedy's short, provocative book by revealing how the slur has both reflected and spread the scourge of bigotry in America over the last 400 years. Asim pinpoints Thomas Jefferson as the source of our enduring image of the 'nigger.' In Jefferson's seminal but now obscure essay, he marshaled a welter of pseudo-science to define the stereotype of a shiftless child-man with huge appetites and stunted self control. Asim reveals how nineteenth-century 'science' then colluded with popular culture to amplify this slander. What began as false generalizations became institutionalized in every corner of our society: the arts and sciences, sports, the law, and on the streets. Asim's conclusion is as original as his premise. He argues even when uttered with the opposite intent by hipsters and hip-hop icons, using the slur helps keep blacks at the bottom of America's socio-economic ladder. But, Asim also proves, there is a place for this word in the mouths and on the pens of those who truly understand its twisted history--from Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle to Mos Def. Only when we know its legacy can we loosen this slur's grip on our national psyche. / JABARI ASIM is deputy editor of the Washington Post Book World. He also writes a weekly syndicated column on popular culture. His writing has appeared in Essence, Salon, the Los Angeles Times, the Village Voice, the Hungry Mind Review, Emerge, and elsewhere. He lives in Maryland with his wife and five children." - Publisher. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall<

ISBN: 9780618197170

A renowned cultural critic untangles the twisted history and future of racism through its most volatile word. The N Word reveals how the term "nigger" has both reflected and … More...

A renowned cultural critic untangles the twisted history and future of racism through its most volatile word. The N Word reveals how the term "nigger" has both reflected and spread the scourge of bigotry in America over the four hundred years since it was first spoken on our shores. Asim pinpoints Thomas Jefferson as the source of our enduring image of the "nigger." In a seminal but now obscure essay, Jefferson marshaled a welter of pseudoscience to define the stereotype of a shiftless child-man with huge appetites and stunted self control. Asim reveals how nineteenth-century "science" then colluded with popular culture to amplify this slander. What began as false generalizations became institutionalized in every corner of our society: the arts and sciences, sports, the law, and on the streets. Asim's conclusion is as original as his premise. He argues that even when uttered with the opposite intent by hipsters and hip-hop icons, the slur helps keep blacks at the bottom of America's socioeconomic ladder. But Asim also proves there is a place for the word in the mouths and on the pens of those who truly understand its twisted history -- from Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle to Mos Def. Only when we know its legacy can we loosen this slur's grip on our national psyche. The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why Asim, Jabari, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)<

ISBN: 9780618197170

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