- Paperback: 762 pages
- Publisher: Free Press; New edition edition (7 April 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0684825244
- ISBN-13: 978-0684825243
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.7 x 3.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 377,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In this daring exploration of the history, nature, and ultimate meaning of racism, Dinesh D'Souza breaks the accepted boundaries of discourse about race in our country. When published in hardcover, D'Souza's opinion and comments stirred much controversy. In a new Foreword presented here, he responds to critics on all sides of the political spectrum.
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A generation after the civil rights movement, Americans are once again engaged in a radical rethinking of their attitudes toward race, and major changes in public policy are imminent. Read the first page
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although brash, he doesn't worry about offending anybody, Dinesh sees through the liberal dogma of equality of races. He points out that MLK's dream was of equality of opportunity, not of results, and diffrent races will have diffrent results in various areas of life. Blacks will excell at some things, Asians in others... One thing that this book, and the subsequent uproar it caused, drove home to me is the lack of freedom of speech on the issue of race. People wanted to boycott the publisher, and ostracize the author. They discredited the sources, without facing the issues Dinesh raises using those sources. Although I may not agree with his final solutions, and I realize he knowingly offended the easily offended (fine with me!), if you open the book with an open mind, even liberals can learn from, if not enjoy, "the End of Racism". Note that Dinesh explores, and finally rejects, the "Bell Curve" theory. Blacks are not biologically inferior, their culture, or certain aspects of it, are. Even if you hate the book try to get your hands on the videotape of his debate with B.U. Professor Glen Lorry.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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This work is a window into not just the multiculturalists agenda but their tactics. Failure to perform is an environmental constraint rather than a personal challenge. D'Souza is thorough beyond reproach and above all courageous in pursuing the truth in todays PC-environment. Those who still feel that the government can engineer a better world will not like (nor most likely read) this book! A must.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Mr. D'Souza has written the most detailed account of race that the 90's has seen. We have been conditioned to speek softly about race, and are hesitant to speak the truth about race relations. Whether this book's conclusion is correct or not is a matter of opinion, however I commend Mr. D'Souza for tackling the subject. Racism in this country is something that has to be addressed, but is frequently addressed dishonestly. I personally do not care who solves the race problem in this country, Republican or Democrat or Independent. However, we must solve it and do it in an open forum. Read the book and decide for yourself, even if you don't totally agree with the author, there are still many things to learn from him.
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Ugly Racism
It doesn't surprise me that there are racist authors out there willing to pen a book such as this. Nor does it surprise me that there is a publisher willing to profit from sales... Read more
Published on 31 Aug 1999
Half-baked Ideas
Mr. D'Souza expouses half-truths to formulate is characterization of racism in the U.S. He clearly seeks to appease the establishment who funded his work. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 1999
Mr. D'Souza's lack of knowledge cripples his book.
One of Mr. D'Souza's key ideas is that the Post-Reconstruction abridgement of the rights of African Americans was entirely the fault of the states and should be remedied, if at... Read more
Published on 21 Dec 1998
Excellent on the little questions, dubious on the big ones
It's ironic that liberal critics dumped so heavily on D'Souza, because he built his book around a series of assumptions about race that are straight from the liberal conventional... Read more
Published on 12 Oct 1998
Dangerous, ugly, reactionary
There's something distasteful about reviewing a book as unsavory and ill-intentioned as "The End of Racism. Read more
Published on 22 May 1998
A voice of reason in a world of confusion.
After listening to Mr.Dsouza argue his case for the end of affirmative action during a Brown University debate, I thought I had just witnessed the messiah. Read more
Published on 21 May 1998
"Essential reading for all Americans"
D'Souza's remedy for racism is perhaps the most critical element of the book. We as a society must embrace the classical distinction between civilization and barbarism. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 1998
Straight Talk Assessment of America's Race Problems
The real problem in the "Racism" discussion in America is the lack of straight talk. Many Whites believe that racism and discrimination has been completely eliminated in... Read more
Published on 5 Jan 1998
One of the best books about racism ever written
One of my friends recommended this book to me and I read it. A couple of days later, we both raved about how D'Souza traced the path from the slave trade to Mead and the Boasian... Read more
Published on 11 Dec 1997
Simply Awesome! Let's End Racism
Simply awesome! One of the best, most accurate books on race relations I have ever read. D'Souza (himself a minority from India) uses his unique perspective and unique honesty,... Read more
Published on 15 Jun 1997
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