Books

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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates Between the World and Me is a 2015 nonfiction book written by American author Ta-Nehisi Coates and published by Spiegel & Grau. It is written as a letter to the author's teenage son about the feeling… OL17201654W
Entre chiens et loups Entre chiens et loups Malorie Blackman Une histoire d'amour qui explore le problème de la différence et du racisme : dans un monde où tous ceux qui sont noirs sont riches et puissants, et où tous les Blancs sont pauvres et opprimés, Callu… OL20848575W
Discrimination and human rights Discrimination and human rights Sandra Fredman This set of essays provides an important contribution to the debate about the role of human rights law in combating racism. The first essay examines the right to equality in the context of racism, dr… OL20891666W
The international politics of race The international politics of race Michael Blanton,Michael Banton "In this new book, Michael Banton recounts key events in the international politics of action against racial discrimination in recent decades. He discusses the difficulties in defining race and racis… OL20896806W
The turnaround The turnaround George P. Pelecanos This novel takes us on a journey from the rock-and-soul streets of the 1970s to the changing neighbourhoods of Washington DC today. It is a story about fathers and sons, wives and husbands, loss, vic… OL23546W
Les Vitalabri Les Vitalabri Jean-Claude Grumberg Littérature jeunesse: roman, exil, minorités, discrimination Une fable profonde, à l’humour piquant, sur le destin d’une famille issue d’un peuple errant mal aimé, qui résonne a… OL26441121W
Dissent, discrimination and dispossession Dissent, discrimination and dispossession State Policy and Empowerment in Contemporary India (2012 Indirā Gāndhī Rāshṭrīya Mānava Saṅgrahālaya) National Seminar on Tribal Unrest Papers presented at the National Seminar on Tribal Unrest, State Policy and Empowerment in Contemporary India, held at Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya during 22-23 March 2012. OL27965564W
When Affirmative Action Was White When Affirmative Action Was White Ira Katznelson Many mid 20th century American government programs created to help citizens survive and improve ended up being heavily biased against African-Americans. Katznelson documents this white affirmative a… OL2969377W
The anatomy of racial inequality The anatomy of racial inequality Glenn C. Loury Why are black Americans so persistently confined to the margins of society? And why do they fail across so many metrics—wages, unemployment, income levels, test scores, incarceration rates, health ou… OL3525828W
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Readers Circle (Center Point)) The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Readers Circle (Center Point)) Mohsin Hamid,Satya Bhabha The novel takes place during the course of a single evening in an outdoor Lahore cafe. OL489097W
A Time to Kill A Time to Kill John Grisham A Time to Kill is a 1989 legal thriller and debut novel by American author John Grisham. The novel was rejected by many publishers before Wynwood Press eventually gave it a 5,000-copy printing. When … OL77001W
Politics of race Politics of race Donald G. Baker Includes chapters on Australia, New Zealand, Rhodesia and Southern Africa. OL9505540W