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The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why
by Asim, Jabari
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0547053495
- ISBN 13
- 9780547053493
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Lower rear corner of text block has pale stain, not on pages, else Fine. A provocative look at the history of the word and how it bears, or should bear, on a media-driven culture that is dangerously ahistorical, especially in matters of race. x,278 pp. Epilogue Bibliography, Index. 8vo. 2007, Houghton Mifflin Company
Synopsis
The debate over the N word touches almost every aspect of American popular culture. Does it ever have an appropriate place in the media? Are rappers justified in using it? Should Huckleberry Finn, which repeats it 215 times, be taught in high school? As the cultural critic Jabari Asim explains, none of these questions can be addressed effectively without a clear knowledge of the word’s bitter legacy. Here he draws on a wide range of examples from science, politics, the arts, and more to reveal how the slur has both reflected and spread the scourge of bigotry in America over the last four hundred years. He examines the contributions of such well-known figures as Thomas Jefferson and Mark Twain, W.E.B. Du Bois and Margaret Mitchell, Dave Chappelle and NWA. Through this history, Asim shows how completely our national psyche is affected by the use of the word, and why it’s such a flashpoint today.
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- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029106
- Title
- The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why
- Author
- Asim, Jabari
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0547053495
- ISBN 13
- 9780547053493
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- RACE RELATIONS, UNITED STATES, HISTORY RACISM, UNITED STATES, HISTORY
- X weight
- 0 oz
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