Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race
Books | Social Science / Discrimination
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Reni Eddo-Lodge
'Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can't afford to stay silent. This book is an attempt to speak'*Updated edition featuring a new afterword*The book that sparked a national conversation. Exploring everything from eradicated black history to the inextricable link between class and race, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race is the essential handbook for anyone who wants to understand race relations in Britain today. THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION NARRATIVE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARBLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR A BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD
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Author
Reni Eddo-Lodge
Pages
272
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Published Date
2017-06-01
ISBN
1408870576 9781408870570
Ratings
Google: 5
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"Great book. A few lines I agree with and understand and love to see someone else get. Alot of stats which isn't surprising. I wish there were more u.s. and cdn stats but I guess those come up in the cdn books I read. "
Tadie Bill
"Take your time, reflect on each chapter. Heavy subjects deserve deep analysis. "
Stephanie 'Alcinoe' Paola
"There's some decent historical perspective here, couched in a lot of what feels like untethered white-people-hate. Nonetheless, it's too bitter a starting point, even if the concepts are current and relevant. I had to stop reading it because the attitude of the author comes through too strongly and is at odds with the intent of the writing. It's like reading a chef describe how to prepare award-winning apple pie, but the chef spends most of the time explaining how he hates apples, crust, and pie. It might be worth it if the chef is good enough, but frankly, there are better sources of the same information. And perhaps this is more a statement of my own beliefs, but the justification of hate (in this case, aimed at non-blacks for discrimination against blacks over the centuries) is the opposite of what I think we should want added to the world right now."
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