false 132920 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 132920 5 128043 30 6 1998 The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics total:98|5:3|4:2|3:2|2:0|1:0| 98 433 188 13 46660 4.11 201 28 22246387 152174 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.40 87 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 0 0 false Wed May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 12:21:28 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 22:01:52 -0700 2008
Whitene...more...]]> 74282266 928216 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 5 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 10:31:27 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 10:31:34 -0700 2009 Molly Ivins once wrote of George W. Bush that he was a man who thought he hit a home run when he was born on third base. Lipsitz shows how this mindset has permeated the white, middle class and is central to the reproduction of systemic racism in the post-Civil Rights era US. This book will ...more...]]> 42578330 1883211 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Jan 10 11:06:35 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 22:55:20 -0800 2009 69275977 2676994 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 5 0 false Fri Aug 28 18:18:09 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 18:18:36 -0700 2009 27575088 1097616 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 5 0 false Thu Jul 17 17:37:25 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 17:39:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 12444608 778252 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 5 0 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jan 13 19:39:15 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 11:08:41 -0800 2008 more...]]> 23095172 973255 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 5 0 false Tue May 27 20:35:51 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 20:36:35 -0700 2008 19390653 57535 203953 1592134947 9781592134946 1 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics, Revised and Expanded Edition]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172655881m/203953.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172655881s/203953.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203953.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics_Revised_and_Expanded_Edition 4.62 8 Lipsitz delineates the weaknesses embedded in civil rights laws, the racial dimensions of economic restructuring and deindustrialization, and the effects of environmental racism, job discrimination and school segregation. He also analyzes the centrality of whiteness to U.S. culture, and perhaps most importantly, he identifies the sustained and perceptive critique of white privilege embedded in the radical black tradition. This revised and expanded edition also includes an essay about the impact of Hurricane Katrina on working class Blacks in New Orleans, whose perpetual struggle for dignity and self determination has been obscured by the city's image as a tourist party town.

]]> 1998 4 0 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 13:41:12 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 10:52:40 -0700 2008 23241046 1196728 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 5 0 false Thu May 29 13:02:13 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 16:02:45 -0700 2008 26087799 1291285 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 3 0 false Tue Jul 01 23:31:10 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 06:55:25 -0700 2008 26717287 1311565 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 0 0 false Tue Jul 08 20:36:45 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 20:37:23 -0700 2008 20672330 1103446 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 5 0 false Mon Apr 21 15:04:08 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 13:14:08 -0700 2008 17995257 711496 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 5 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Tue Mar 18 00:03:45 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 00:06:16 -0700 2008 81635008 3062516 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 0 0 false Mon Dec 21 01:55:54 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 21 01:55:54 -0800 2009 80717918 2856284 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 0 0 false Fri Dec 11 19:36:59 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 11 19:36:59 -0800 2009 80633415 2497697 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 4 0 false Fri Dec 11 00:35:51 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 11 00:35:51 -0800 2009 80591790 1676039 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 0 0 false Thu Dec 10 16:00:42 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 16:00:42 -0800 2009 76497118 791093 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 3 0 false Mon Nov 09 13:16:28 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 11:42:33 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 11:42:37 -0800 2009 75327472 2864112 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

]]> 1998 5 0 false Wed Oct 21 20:40:22 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 20:40:22 -0700 2009 74635295 852563 132920 1566396352 9781566396356 12 <![CDATA[The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418m/132920.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172014418s/132920.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132920.The_Possessive_Investment_in_Whiteness_How_White_People_Profit_from_Identity_Politics 4.42 98 Passionately and clearly written, this wide-ranging book probes into the social and material rewards that accrue to "the possessive investment in whiteness." Lipsitz sums up the ways that public policy has virtually excluded communities of color from everything that American society defines as desirable: first-rate education, decent housing, asset accumulation, political power, social status, satisfying work, and even the power to shape and narrate their own history. White supremacy is no thing of the past, no fringe movement. It is a pervasive and pernicious system that restricts the political and cultural agency of African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos every day. Unearned and unacknowledged, race-based advantages, not greater merit or a superior work ethic, account for white privilege.

Lipsitz's ultimate point is not to condemn all white people as racists but to challenge everyone to begin a principled examination of personal actions and political commitments. Exposing the system of unfairness is not enough. People of all groups-but especially white people because they benefit from that system-have to work toward eradicating the rewards of whiteness.

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