- Paperback: 708 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1st Touchstone Ed edition (2 Feb 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0684844974
- ISBN-13: 978-0684844978
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.6 x 4.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,347,711 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Looks at the status and progress made by African Americans since the 1940s.
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IN 1962, COLIN and Alma Powell, recently married, packed all their belongings into his Volkswagen and left Fort Devens in Massachusetts for a military training course in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"America in Black and White" is the definitive book on race in America. A landmark, it will be remembered for years to come. The Thernstroms exhaustively examine race relations from the dark days of Jim Crow to the present. Their conclusion: America has made great strides. Though panned by liberal critics committed to defending the indefensible -- the continued treatment of people according to their skin color -- "America in Black and White" stands tall as the definitive research on, and statement about, race in America.
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Format:Hardcover
I read this book with the explicit purpose of exposing the flaws that I expected to find for an article I was writing about racial myths. Instead, I found myself convinced by the statistics and arguments, notwithstanding intensive and prolonged scrutiny of the data. It proved two things. First, I'm not as much a closed-minded leftist as my critics like to claim and, second, that the Thernstroms are not as susceptible to error as people like me like to claim. (and it was interesting being labeled as gullible by my ever so fickle fans) This is an extremely important voice in the race-relations conversation. Give the Thernstroms credit for a job well done.
Format:Hardcover
I appreciated this book especially for the historical treatment.
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A Plea For Reason
This book is a testament to the semi-forgotten ideals of individualism and racial brotherhood--based on our _individual_ identities. Read more
Published on 22 May 1999
"America in Black and White" explodes myths, points way.
"America in Black and White" is the definitive book on race in America. A landmark, it will be remembered for years to come. Read more
Published on 13 April 1999
Manipulative, Nasty and Hateful
The Thernstroms pretend to be objective, but their racism becomes more evident the more you read. Yes, racism. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 1999
A great book!
This is truly a great book about race relations in America. It presents a great case against affirmative action and I suggest that anybody interested in the great debate about... Read more
Published on 18 Mar 1999
The authors have an Conservative agenda
I agree with those who point out that the authors have an unstated agenda. They received their funding from conservative think tanks. And guess what! Read more
Published on 20 Feb 1999
Read for the facts, not the conclusions.
The Thernstrom's argument is based on two premises, first, that impersonal market forces have substantially improved blacks' socioeconomic status in the past, and therefore are... Read more
Published on 24 July 1998
A very important book for the always hot topic of race.
I was impressed by the honesty of this book. The use of vast statistical data was both helpful and annoying. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 1998
Social Science with an Agenda
While this book seems convincing upon first glance, there are many logical flaws. The Thernstroms have written this book with an agenda, and the resulting bad social science... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 1998
Excellent
Mr. Lehman seems to be more concerned with who funded the Thernstrom's work, rather than focusing on the validity of their thesis. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 1997
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