Race - 20th Edition by Studs Terkel (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A provocative look at contemporary race relations. First published in 1992 at the height of the furor over the Rodney King incident, Studs Terkel's Race was an immediate bestseller. In a rare and revealing look how at how people in America truly feel about race, Terkel brings out the full complexity of the thoughts and emotions of both blacks and whites, uncovering a fascinating narrative of changing opinions. Preachers and street punks, college students and Klansmen, interracial couples, the nephew of the founder of apartheid, and Emmett Till's mother are among those whose voices appear in Race. In all, nearly one hundred Americans talk openly about attitudes that few are willing to admit in public: feelings about affirmative action, gentrification, secret prejudices, and dashed hopes.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>First published in 1992 at the height of the furor over the Rodney King incident, Studs Terkel's <i>Race</i> was an immediate bestseller. Offering a rare and revealing look at how people in America truly feel about race, Terkel's candid interviews depict a complexity of thoughts and emotions and uncover a fascinating narrative of changing opinions. Preachers and street punks, college students and Klansmen, pioneering interracial couples, the nephew of the founder of apartheid, and Emmett Till's mother are among those whose voices appear in <i>Race</i>. In all, nearly one hundred Americans talk openly about what few are willing to admit in public: feelings about affirmative action, gentrification, secret prejudices, and dashed hopes. <p/>This reissue of <i>Race</i> comes at a particularly dynamic time in the history of American race relations. Our first black president, rapidly shifting immigration and population patterns, and the rising force of multiracialism all necessitate a narrative around race that is more nuanced than ever before. Yet many of the issues we have grappled with over the past few decades remain to be solved. Gary Younge, a longtime columnist for <i>The Guardian</i> and <i>The Nation</i>, provides a new introduction to <i>Race</i> that serves to contextualize it, rendering it relevant to these contemporary frameworks, while paying homage to a keystone piece of oral history on a uniquely American subject.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>The kind of book that happens along once in a long while.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Studs Terkel</b> (1912-2008) was the bestselling author of twelve books of oral history, including <i>Working; Hard Times</i>; the Pulitzer Prize-winning <i>"The Good War"</i>; and, most recently, his memoir <i>Touch and Go</i>(all available from The New Press). He was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a Presidential National Humanities Medal and the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
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