Tim Wise: 8 books

Book cover of Colorblind

Colorblind

The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity

by Tim Wise
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010

Following the civil rights movement, race relations in the United States entered a new era. Legal gains were interpreted by some as ensuring equal treatment for all and that "colorblind" policies and programs would be the best way forward. Since then, many voices have called for an end to...
Book cover of Under the Affluence

Under the Affluence

Shaming the Poor, Praising the Rich and Sacrificing the Future of America

by Tim Wise
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015

"Tim Wise is one of the great public moralists in America today. In his bracing new book, Under the Affluence, he brilliantly engages the roots and ramifications of radical inequality in our nation, carefully detailing the heartless war against the poor and the swooning addiction to the rich that...
Book cover of Between Barack and a Hard Place

Between Barack and a Hard Place

Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama

by Tim Wise
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009

Race is, and always has been, an explosive issue in the United States. In this timely new book, Tim Wise explores how Barack Obama’s emergence as a political force is taking the race debate to new levels. According to Wise, for many white people, Obama’s rise signifies the end of racism as a pervasive...
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White Like Me

Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son

by Tim Wise
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011

With a new preface and updated chapters, White Like Me is one-part memoir, one-part polemical essay collection. It is a personal examination of the way in which racial privilege shapes the daily lives of white Americans in every realm: employment, education, housing, criminal justice, and elsewhere. Using...
Book cover of Dear White America

Dear White America

Letter to a New Minority

by Tim Wise
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012

Tim Wise is a force. His relentless touring and blogging have positioned him as one of the top commentators on the ever-changing racial landscape in the US today. A-list media seek him, his events are packed and his sales are strong. His success demonstrates that people of all colors in the US are...
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Uncanny Magazine Issue 29

July/August 2019

by Lynne M. Thomas, Sarah Pinsker, Rachel Swirsky
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2019

The July/August 2019 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by Sarah Pinsker, Greg van Eekhout, Rachel Swirsky and P. H. Lee, Marie Brennan, A.C. Wise, and Maurice Broaddus. Reprinted fiction by Tim Pratt, essays by Aidan Moher, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Karlyn Ruth Meyer,...
Book cover of Affirmative Action

Affirmative Action

Racial Preference in Black and White

by Tim J. Wise
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012

Affirmative Action examines the larger structure of institutional white privilege in education, and compares the magnitude of white racial preference with the policies typically envisioned when the term "racial preference" is used. In doing so, the book demonstrates that the American system...
Book cover of Wildlife Projects

Wildlife Projects

28 Favorite Projects & Patterns

by Lora S. Irish, John A. Nelson, Gary Browning
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011

The all time favorite animal projects from the archives of Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts. 28 Favorite Projects and Patterns.
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