{"product_id":"sellout-the-politics-of-racial-betrayal-9780307388421","title":"Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn incisive and unflinching study from the national bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSay it Loud! \u003c\/i\u003ethat tackles a stigma of America's racial discourse: selling out. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Brisk and enjoyable, no small feat given the density of its ideas.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Randall Kennedy explains the origins of the concept of selling out, and shows how fear of this label has haunted prominent members of the black community--including, most recently, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and Barack Obama. \u003ci\u003eSellout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ealso contains a rigorously fair case study of America's quintessential racial \"sellout\"--Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. In the book's final section, Kennedy recounts how he himself has dealt with accusations of being a sellout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Randall Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.46w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307388421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/11\/2009 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRandall Kennedy is the author of \u003cb\u003eInterracial Intimacies\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eNigger, \u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eRace, Crime, and the Law. \u003c\/b\u003eHe received his undergraduate degree from Princeton and his law degree from Yale. A Rhodes Scholar, he served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. He is a professor at Harvard Law School and lives in Dedham, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43781798690931,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_9a674d6e-c22f-499c-ba01-0cd3fee1ae56.jpg?v=1757595337","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/sellout-the-politics-of-racial-betrayal-9780307388421","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}