Publication

2001-11-01 - Cornell University Press

Language

English

Word Count

67,250 words, Guess

Page Count

269 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCHT1523.B58 2002
  • LCCHT1523 .B58 2002

Description

"Blum argues that a growing tendency to castigate as "racism" everything that goes wrong in the racial domain reduces the term's power to evoke moral outrage. In "I'm Not a Racist, But ...," Blum develops a historically grounded account of "racism" as the deeply morally charged notion it has become. He addresses the question whether people of color can be racist, defines types of racism, and identifies debased and inappropriate usages of the term. Though racial insensitivity, racial anxiety, racial ignorance, and racial injustice are, in his view, not "racism," they are racial ills that should elicit moral concern."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

Apart from a small number of avowed white supremacists, most Americans wish very much to avoid being called "racist."1

Subjects

Other Editions

  • "I'm Not a Racist, But...": The Moral Quandary of RaceHardcoverCornell University Press2001-11-01

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