false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255753149m/5043059.jpg 5043059 1 <p>Race is, and always has been, an explosive issue in the United States. In this timely new book, Tim Wise explores how Barack Obama’s emergence as a political force is taking the race debate to new levels. According to Wise, for many white people, Obama’s rise signifies the end of racism as a pervasive social force; they point to Obama not only as a validation of the American ideology that anyone can make it if they work hard, but also as an example of how institutional barriers against people of color have all but vanished. But is this true? And does a reinforced white belief in color-blind meritocracy potentially make it harder to address ongoing institutional racism? After all, in housing, employment, the justice system, and education, the evidence is clear: white privilege and discrimination against people of color are still operative and actively thwarting opportunities, despite the success of individuals like Obama.</p> <p>Is black success making it harder for whites to see the problem of racism, thereby further straining race relations, or will it challenge anti-black stereotypes to such an extent that racism will diminish and race relations improve? Will blacks in power continue to be seen as an “exception” in white eyes? Is Obama “acceptable” because he seems “different from most blacks,” who are still viewed too often as the dangerous and inferior “other”?</p> <p><strong>Tim Wise</strong> is among the most prominent antiracist writers and activists in the US and has appeared on ABC's <em>20/20</em>, <em>NOW</em> with Bill Moyers, and MSNBC Live. His previous books include <em>Speaking Treason Fluently</em> and <em>White Like Me</em>.</p> 5109657 1 4 2009 Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama (City Lights Open Media) total:45|5:22|4:17|3:4|2:2|1:0| 45 194 146 11 5 0 false false Mon Apr 20 11:44:52 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 11:49:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 14:21:18 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 08:18:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 18 18:09:47 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 18:14:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 14:56:36 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 15:15:10 -0700 2009
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