{"product_id":"9780141990675-the-new-jim-crow","title":"The New Jim Crow","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMass Incarceration in the Age of Colourblindness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe iconic \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller that 'struck the spark that would eventually light the fire of Black Lives Matter' (Ibram X. Kendi)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the most important nonfiction books of the 21st century by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly‚ Slate‚ Chronicle of Higher Education‚ Literary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce in a great while a book comes along that radically changes our understanding of a crucial political issue and helps to fuel a social movement. \u003ci\u003eThe New Jim Crow\u003c\/i\u003e is such a book. Lawyer and activist Michelle Alexander offers a stunning account of the rebirth of a caste-like system in the United States, one that has resulted in   millions of African Americans locked behind bars and then relegated to a permanent second-class status, denied the very rights supposedly won in  the Civil Rights movement.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChallenging the notion that the election of Barack Obama signalled a new era of colourblindness in the United States, \u003ci\u003eThe New Jim Crow \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how racial discrimination was not ended but merely redesigned. By   targeting black men through the War on Drugs and decimating communities of colour, the American criminal justice system functions as a contemporary system of racial control, relegating millions to a permanent second-class status even as it formally adheres to the principle of colourblindness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA searing call to action for everyone concerned with social justice, \u003ci\u003eThe New Jim Crow \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the most important books about race in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30347222122593,"sku":"9780141990675","price":9.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32313475.jpg?v=1737185858","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141990675-the-new-jim-crow","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}