In the past few years, a new generation of progressive intellectuals has dramatically transformed how law, race, and racial power are understood and discussed in America. Questioning the old assumptions of both liberals and conservatives with respect to the goals and the means of traditional civil rights reform, critical race theorists have presented new paradigms for understanding racial injustice and new ways of seeing the links between race, gender, sexual orientation, and class. This reader, edited by the principal founders and leading theoreticians of the critical race theory movement, gathers together for the first time the movement's most important essays.
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A fundamental reference guide to any serious work on race. -- Amsterdam News
As of the publication of Critical Race Theory it will be unwise, if not impossible, to do any serious work on race without referencing this splendid collection. -- Toni Morrison
Critical Race Theory is a compilation of provocative writings that challenges us to consider the relationship between race, the legal system, and society at large. -- Senator Bill Bradley
As of the publication of Critical Race Theory it will be unwise, if not impossible, to do any serious work on race without referencing this splendid collection. -- Toni Morrison
Critical Race Theory is a compilation of provocative writings that challenges us to consider the relationship between race, the legal system, and society at large. -- Senator Bill Bradley
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An outstanding collection of law review articles that explore the role of the law in creating and maintaining the American racial hierarchy. In addition to describing the key tenets of Critical Race Theory, the articles in this book address several important social issues, including affirmative action, zoning, and policies related to pregnant women who use drugs. One of the best collections of its kind, this book is crucial reading for anyone who is interested in race, social justice, and/or legal theory!
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This book is incredible. As a highschool student, I never really realized all of the barriers set up against people of color in the law. I coudldn't figure out why my black friends still didn't have the respect if laws are "neutral." Dorothy Roberts article in this book about the prosecution of drug-addicted pregnant women addresses many touchy issues and brings the problems with the law directly to light. And the introduction to this book clarifies CRT in a very helpful way. An excellent read.
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If you are interested in Critical Race Theory and Critical Legal Studies this anthology is very helpful. There are some seminal essays in here beyond Bell's.
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Dreaming of a better Police State
Unfortunately, the force that moves the critical race theory is a yearning for protection from freedom. Protection from words, thoughts, looks, attitudes. Read more
Published on March 4, 2011 by Krzysztof Wolyniec
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words and bullets
when your boss, all the media you read or watch, most of your teachers, and some of your own family members tell you using words, or hint through their actions, that you are no... Read more
Published on December 3, 2004 by Jeffrey K. Shih
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Are words really equivalent to physical assault?
One of the key points of this book is that words can be as harmful as physical assault, which is why the authors believe that the law should suppress both. Read more
Published on February 18, 2002 by Lawrence Ruane
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Change the way you view law and politics
This collection of insightful essays will change the way that you view law and politics in America. The authors deconstruct the racial, gender, and class dynamics that shape our... Read more
Published on June 17, 2001
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EXCELLENT INTRO BOOK TO CRT- MUST HAVE
I have had this reader for some time now- and have since had a chance to fully appreciate all that it offers. Read more
Published on January 6, 2001 by "lawbrat"
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