Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Who Is Black?: One Nation's Definition by F. James Davis ISBN: 0-271-02172-1 Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr (Txt) Pub. Date: November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Who Is Black?
Comment: This book develops the need for compassion towards those of mixed race. It gives you an insightful view of how light skinned blacks feel about not being "black enough". I was hoping that the author would speak out and AGAINST the one drop rule, but instead he sort of leaves you with the feeling that he would rather keep the rule, but change the minds and attitudes of people.
Rating: 4
Summary: What makes a Lightskinned Person black??
Comment: This sheds Light on that Question.It isn't as biological as it is so social.I've heard the Arguement that lightskin Black aren't Black at all.Biologically that's true,however as I look around the city where I live and see many lightskinned and Darkskinned people who seemlessly cohabit I can be said that Black do come in many colors.There a few people who say is wrong for light or mixed people to be consider black. They say it's a "Stigma" I But if you were really to analyze the comments of the people who say this,you'd see there really Anti-Black Bigot's
Rating: 4
Summary: A dangerous myth
Comment: Who Is Black?
F. James Davis asks this question in the title to his book by the same name as though there were an answer. He documents how we, the people of United States, have addoped a "one drop rule." This rule has been adopted by both courts and legislation. Brown vs Board of Education, which desegrigated our schools in 1954 which overrulled the 1896 Plessy case which established theold "seperate but equal" doctrine accepted the concept that public school students should be classified by race as was the mixed race Mr. Plessy who sat in the white section of the train when he in fact had more white ancestors than Aafrican.
Davis points out how silly this rule is in the light of late twentith century anthropology and genitics and yet he does not advocate for the end of unscientific race lables by all educated people. He frequently uses the term "miscegnation" which implies something wrong, when I could have better used the term "blending of gene pools."
I would recomend this book to anyone who would like to see the laws take a lead in declaring that the 13th, 14th & 15th make the special treatment of people by race unconstitutional.
 |
Title: Culture & Conflict Resolution by Kevin Avruch ISBN: 1878379828 Publisher: United States Institute of Peace Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
 |
Title: Human Variation, Races, Types, and Ethnic Groups (5th Edition) by Stephen Molnar ISBN: 0130336688 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 27 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $56.67 |
 |
Title: Cultural Forces in World Politics by Ali A. Mazrui ISBN: 0435080474 Publisher: Heinemann Pub. Date: 13 November, 1990 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
 |
Title: Conflict Mediation Across Cultures: Pathways and Patterns by David W. Augsberger, David Augsburger ISBN: 0664256090 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press Pub. Date: March, 1995 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
 |
Title: Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures by John Paul Lederach ISBN: 0815627254 Publisher: Syracuse University Press Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
