Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland

by Jonathan M. Metzl

Book Overview

A physician reveals how right-wing backlash policies have mortal consequences -- even for the white voters they promise to help

Named one of the most anticipated books of 2019 by Esquire and the Boston Globe

In the era of Donald Trump, many lower- and middle-class white Americans are drawn to politicians who pledge to make their lives great again. But as Dying of Whiteness shows, the policies that result...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541644980
• ISBN13: 9781541644984
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"