Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race

Author(s): Reni Eddo-Lodge

Culture & Ideas

Award-winning journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge was frustrated with the way that discussions of race and racism are so often led by those blind to it, by those willfully ignorant of its legacy. Her response, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race, has transformed the conversation both in Britain and around the world. Examining everything from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, from whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge, and counter racism. Including a new afterword by the author, this is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of color in Britain today, and an essential handbook for anyone looking to understand how structural racism works.  "This is a book that was begging to be written. This is the kind of book that demands a future where we'll no longer need such a book. Essential." --Marlon James "The most important book for me this year." -Emma Watson Selected by Emma Watson as the Our Shared Shelf Book Club Pick for January/February 2018Sunday Times BestsellerWinner of the British Book Awards Nonfiction Narrative Book of the YearWinner of the Jhalak PrizeFoyles Nonfiction Book of the YearBlackwell's Nonfiction Book of the Year Named One of the Best Books of 2017 by:NPRThe GuardianTheObserverTheBrooklyn RailCultured Vultures


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FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR A BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD  

 

 

A revelation ... Undoubtedly essential * Spectator * This is a book that was begging to be written. This is the kind of book that demands a future where we'll no longer need such a book. Essential * Marlon James, Man Booker Prize-Winner 2015 * Set to blow apart the understanding of race relations in this country * Stylist * A wake-up call to a nation in denial about the structural and institutional racisms occurring in our homes, offices and communities * Observer * One of the most important books of 2017 * Nikesh Shukla, editor of The Good Immigrant * Eye-opening ... Honest, opinionated and pretty kick-ass * Elle * Blistering ... This book is essential reading for anyone even remotely interested in living in a fairer, kinder and more equal world * Paris Lees * Eviscerating ... A riveting deep-dive into the history and communication of race in Britain ... This book is destined to become cult * Red * The black British Bible * Gal-Dem * Political, accessible and uncompromising * Guardian, Books of the Year * Vital dialogue from a powerful voice * Daily Telegraph *  

General Fields

  • : 9781408870587
  • : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • : 0.215003
  • : October 2017
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : May 2018
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 261
  • : Paperback
  • : Reni Eddo-Lodge