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Sanitized Apartheid : The Post-Racial Hoax in South Africa and the United States /

Dodge, Arnold,

Sanitized Apartheid : The Post-Racial Hoax in South Africa and the United States / The Post-Racial Hoax in South Africa and the United States Arnold Dodge. - 1 online resource. - Education, Culture, and Society ; 2 Educational Research E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004407381 . - Education, Culture, and Society ; 2. Educational Research E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004407381. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Sanitized Apartheid -- Skin in the Game -- From Sandton to Sandtown -- The Invisible Man -- Segregation -- The "Bootstraps" Scold -- The Sanctimony of Noblesse Oblige -- No Brief Candle -- Hope -- Back Matter -- References -- Index.

"Sanitized Apartheid: The Post-Racial Hoax in South Africa and the United States examines the similar histories of South Africa and the US. After the invasion of foreigners, entire races of people were slaughtered, enslaved, and delegitimized. Heroic figures emerged along the way, only to have their efforts nullified by powerful white people. The historical parallels continued as freedom fighters won victories for the oppressed, in some cases codifying equality under the law. However, a powerful de facto current in the social/cultural environments remains in both countries. The book squarely addresses the vile strain which calls for a halt to protest and an acceptance of what is. The author examines these issues through an exhaustive research agenda and a personal narrative"--

9789004444430 9789004391222

10.1163/9789004444430 DOI

2020036179


African Americans--Social conditions.
Apartheid--History.--South Africa
Blacks--Social conditions.--South Africa
Racism--History.--South Africa
Racism--History.--United States


South Africa--Race relations--History.
United States--Race relations--History.

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305.800968