Two Nations - Softcover

Hacker, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345393384 ISBN 13: 9780345393388

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1995

Synopsis

"Challenging...The real value of this book is in Mr. Hacker's calm, analytical eye, his unblinking view of American history and his unwillingness to accept cant and 'common sense' as facts."
--Tom Wicker
The New York Times Book Review
Why does race remain America's deepest and most enduring division? Despite all efforts to increase understanding and expand opportunities, black and white Americans still lead separate lives, continually marked by tension and hostility.
In his bestselling analysis of a divided society, Andrew Hacker explains why racial disparities persist. He clarifies the meaning of racism, conflicting theories of superiority and equality, as well as such subtle factors as guilt and sexual fears. Using completely updated statistical data to paint the stark picture of racial inequality, Two Nations depicts the realities of family life, of income and employment, as well as current controversies affecting education, politics, and crime, including the role of race in the Simpson trial. This startling look at the facts that so many choose to ignore is balanced by the voices of African Americans, and shows how race influences the attitudes and behavior of all Americans. Reasoned, accurate, and devastating, Two Nations demonstrates, better than emotional appeals can, how this great and dividing issue has defined America's history and, as Hacker forecasts it, will play a pivotal role in the coming century.
"Provocatively enlightening...Probably the most candid book on present day American racism to be written in the 20th century."
--Claude Brown
Author of Manchild in the Promised Land
"A telling portrait of American life...of the very different ways the two races live...The numbers are stark and irrefutable."
--The Wall Street Journal

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Review

"The New York Times Book Review" Challenging....The real value of this book is in Mr. Hacker's calm, analytical eye [and] his unblinking view of American history.

Alex Beam"The Boston Globe"Provocative...eloquently written [and] in-your-face.

"The Wall Street Journal"A telling portrait of American life.... The numbers are stark and irrefutable.

Claude BrownAuthor of "Manchild in the Promised Land"Provocatively enlightening....Probably the most candid book on present-day American racism.

"The New York Times Book Review"Challenging....The real value of this book is in Mr. Hacker's calm, analytical eye [and] his unblinking view of American history.

"The Boston Globe"Devastating....We are left with the crushing effect of what we have done to ourselves by using race as our defining tool and lying most of the time about what we are doing.

Alex Beam "The Boston Globe" Provocative...eloquently written [and] in-your-face.

Claude Brown Author of "Manchild in the Promised Land" Provocatively enlightening....Probably the most candid book on present-day American racism.

"The Wall Street Journal" A telling portrait of American life.... The numbers are stark and irrefutable.

"The Boston Globe" Devastating....We are left with the crushing effect of what we have done to ourselves by using race as our defining tool and lying most of the time about what we are doing.

About the Author

Andrew Hacker is a professor of political science at Queens College in New York City. He is the author of Mismatch and Money, as well as eight other books, and is a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books, Time, and Fortune, among other periodicals. Mr. Hacker lives in New York City.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345393384
• ISBN 13: 9780345393388
• Binding: Paperback