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Author:

McWhorter, John H.

Title:

Losing the race : self-sabotage in Black America / John H. McWhorter.

Publisher:

Free Press,

Copyright Date:

c2000

Description:

xv, 285 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

African Americans--Psychology.
African Americans--Social conditions--1975-
African Americans--Education.
Success--Psychological aspects.
Self-defeating behavior.
Negers.
Zelfbeeld.
Victimologie.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-269) and index.

Contents:

The cult of victimology -- The cult of separatism -- The cult of anti-intellectualism -- The roots of the cult of anti-intellectualism -- African-American self-sabotage in action: the affirmative-action debate -- African-American self-sabotage in action: the Ebonics controversy -- How can we save the African-American race?.

ISBN:

9780684836690
0684836696

LCCN:

00031655

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

GKPC851 -- Huxley Public Library (Huxley)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)

OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)

HZPA135 -- Somers Public Library (Somers)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)