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In a bold and innovative argument, a rising legal star shows readers how the mass incarceration of a disproportionate number of black men amounts to a devastating system of racial control. This is a terrifying reality that exists in the UK as much as in the US. Despite the triumphant... Read Full Overview

Once in a great while a book comes along that changes the way we see the world and helps to fuel a nationwide social movement. The New Jim Crow is such a book. Praised by Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier as "brave and bold," this book directly challenges the notion that... Read Full Overview

En este revolucionario trabajo que ha permanecido por m s de dos a os en la lista de los libros m s vendidos del New York Times, Michelle Alexander argumenta que "no hemos erradicado las castas raciales en Estados Unidos; las hemos meramente redise ado". Al apuntar a hombres... Read Full Overview

The New York Times bestselling "bible of a social movement" (San Francisco Chronicle), available at last in an adaptation for young readers ages twelve and up

Named one of the "most influential books of the past decade" (The Chronicle of Higher Education), The New Jim... Read Full Overview

Once in a great while a book comes along that changes the way we see the world and helps to fuel a nationwide social movement. The New Jim Crow is such a book. Praised by Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier as "brave and bold," this book directly challenges the notion that the... Read Full Overview