TY  - BOOK
N2  - "Most people assume that racism grows from a perception of human difference: the fact of race gives rise to the practice of racism. Sociologist Karen E. Fields and historian Barbara J. Fields argue otherwise: the practice of racism produces the illusion of race, through what they call "racecraft." And this phenomenon is intimately entwined with other forms of inequality in American life. So pervasive are the devices of racecraft in American history, economic doctrine, politics, and everyday thinking that the presence of racecraft itself goes unnoticed. That the promised post-racial age has not dawned, the authors argue, reflects the failure of Americans to develop a legitimate language for thinking about and discussing inequality. That failure should worry everyone who cares about democratic institutions."--Jacket.
AB  - "Most people assume that racism grows from a perception of human difference: the fact of race gives rise to the practice of racism. Sociologist Karen E. Fields and historian Barbara J. Fields argue otherwise: the practice of racism produces the illusion of race, through what they call "racecraft." And this phenomenon is intimately entwined with other forms of inequality in American life. So pervasive are the devices of racecraft in American history, economic doctrine, politics, and everyday thinking that the presence of racecraft itself goes unnoticed. That the promised post-racial age has not dawned, the authors argue, reflects the failure of Americans to develop a legitimate language for thinking about and discussing inequality. That failure should worry everyone who cares about democratic institutions."--Jacket.
T1  - Racecraft :the soul of inequality in American life /
AU  - Fields, Karen E.
AU  - Fields, Barbara Jeanne,
CN  - GN269
CN  - GN269
ID  - 775340
KW  - Racism
KW  - Racism in anthropology
KW  - Physical anthropology
SN  - 9781781683132
SN  - 1781683131
SN  - 9781844679942
SN  - 1844679942
TI  - Racecraft :the soul of inequality in American life /
LK  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1312/2012454634-b.html
LK  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1312/2012454634-d.html
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1312/2012454634-b.html
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1312/2012454634-d.html
ER  -