{"product_id":"losing-the-race-self-sabotage-in-black-america-9780060935931","title":"Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy do so many African Americans--even comfortably middle-class ones--continue to see racism as a defining factor in their lives?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColumbia University linguistics professor John McWhorter, born at the dawn of the post-Civil Rights era, spent years trying to make sense of this question. In this book he dared to say the unsayable: racism's ugliest legacy is the disease of defeatism that has infected Black America. \u003cem\u003eLosing the Race\u003c\/em\u003e explores the three main components of this cultural virus: the cults of victimology, separatism, and anti-intellectualism that are making Black people their own worst enemies in the struggle for success. With \u003cem\u003eLosing the Race, \u003c\/em\u003e a bold new voice rises among Black intellectuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John McWhorter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.38w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060935931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcWhorter, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn McWhorter teaches linguistics, American Studies and music history at Columbia University. He writes for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, hosts the language podcast Lexicon Valley, and has written over 20 books including \u003cem\u003eNine Nasty Words\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWoke Racism\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Power of Babel\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Language Hoax\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110612500595,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":20.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_095c5c8e-4866-4bab-902f-6eb50f56afc8.jpg?v=1748981907","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/losing-the-race-self-sabotage-in-black-america-9780060935931","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}