{"product_id":"disintegration-the-splintering-of-black-america-paperback","title":"Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEugene Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe African American population in the United States has always been seen as a single entity: a \"Black America\" with unified interests and needs. In his groundbreaking book, \u003ci\u003eDisintegration\u003c\/i\u003e, Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist Eugene Robinson argues that over decades of desegregation, affirmative action, and immigration, the concept of Black America has shattered. Instead of one black America, now there are four: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- a Mainstream middle-class majority with a full ownership stake in American society; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- a large, Abandoned minority with less hope of escaping poverty and dysfunction than at any time since Reconstruction's crushing end; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- a small Transcendent elite with such enormous wealth, power, and influence that even white folks have to genuflect; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- and two newly Emergent groups--individuals of mixed-race heritage and communities of recent black immigrants--that make us wonder what \"black\" is even supposed to mean.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEUGENE ROBINSON\u003c\/b\u003e joined the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e in 1980, where he has served as London bureau chief, foreign editor, and, currently, associate editor and columnist. He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard, and in 2009, Robinson was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary. \u003ci\u003eDisintegration\u003c\/i\u003e is his third book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757342589216,"sku":"9780767929967","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/19c8d64d44820e09d4170fa621d809e4.webp?v=1780099993","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/disintegration-the-splintering-of-black-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}