The Price of Progressive Politics: The Welfare Rights Movement in an Era of Colorblind Racism

by Emily Rose Ernst and Rose Ernst

Book Overview

Through the voices of women activists in the welfare rights
movement across the United States, The Price of Progressive
Politics exposes the contemporary reality of welfare rights
politics, revealing how the language of colorblind racism undermines
this multiracial movement. Through in-depth interviews
with activists in eight organizations across the United
States, Rose Ernst presents an intersectional analysis of how
these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814722512
• ISBN13: 9780814722510
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.2"