Intro
Also by Yascha Mounk
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Introduction: The Lure and the Trap
Part I: The Origins of the Identity Synthesis
Chapter 1: Postwar Paris and the Trial of Truth
Chapter 2: The End of Empire and the Embrace of "Strategic Essentialism"
Chapter 3: The Rejection of the Civil Rights Movement and the Rise of Critical Race Theory
Chapter 4: The Identity Synthesis
Part II: The Victory of the Identity Synthesis
Chapter 5: The Identity Synthesis Goes Mainstream
Chapter 6: The Short March Through the Institutions

Chapter 7: Dissent Discouraged
Part III: The Flaws of the Identity Synthesis
Chapter 8: How to Understand Each Other
Chapter 9: The Joys of Mutual Influence
Chapter 10: Speak Freely
Chapter 11: The Case for Integration
Chapter 12: The Path to Equality
Chapter 13: On Structural Racism, Gender, and Meritocracy
Part IV: In Defense of Universalism
Chapter 14: A Response to the Identity Synthesis
Chapter 15: A Brief Case for the Liberal Alternative
Conclusion: How to Escape the Identity Trap
Appendix: Why the Identity Synthesis Isn't Marxist
Acknowledgments

Notes
Index
About the Author