A More Perfect Reunion Audiolibro Por Calvin Baker arte de portada

A More Perfect Reunion

Race, Integration, and the Future of America

Vista previa
Prueba por $0.00
Prime logotipo Exclusivo para miembros Prime: ¿Nuevo en Audible? Obtén 2 audiolibros gratis con tu prueba.
Elige 1 audiolibro al mes de nuestra inigualable colección.
Escucha todo lo que quieras de entre miles de audiolibros, Originals y podcasts incluidos.
Accede a ofertas y descuentos exclusivos.
Premium Plus se renueva automáticamente por $14.95 al mes después de 30 días. Cancela en cualquier momento.

A More Perfect Reunion

De: Calvin Baker
Narrado por: Landon Woodson
Prueba por $0.00

$14.95 al mes después de 30 días. Cancela en cualquier momento.

Compra ahora por $19.49

Compra ahora por $19.49

Confirma la compra
la tarjeta con terminación
Al confirmar tu compra, aceptas las Condiciones de Uso de Audible y el Aviso de Privacidad de Amazon. Impuestos a cobrar según aplique.
Cancelar

Acerca de esta escucha

A provocative case for integration as the single most radical, discomfiting idea in America, yet the only enduring solution to the racism that threatens our democracy.

Americans have prided ourselves on how far we've come from slavery, lynching, and legal segregation - measuring ourselves by incremental progress instead of by how far we have to go. But 50 years after the last meaningful effort toward civil rights, the US remains overwhelmingly segregated and unjust. Our current solutions - diversity, representation, and desegregation - are not enough.

As acclaimed writer Calvin Baker argues in this bracing, necessary audiobook, we first need to envision a society no longer defined by the structures of race in order to create one. The only meaningful remedy is integration: the full self-determination and participation of all African Americans, and all other oppressed groups, in every facet of national life. This is the deepest threat to the racial order and the real goal of civil rights.

At once a profound, masterful reading of US history from the colonial era forward and a trenchant critique of the obstacles in our current political and cultural moment, A More Perfect Reunion is also a call to action. As Baker reminds us, we live in a revolutionary democracy. We are one of the best-positioned generations in history to finish that revolution.

©2020 Calvin Baker (P)2020 Hachette Audio
Ciencias Sociales Derechos y Libertades Civiles Libertad y Seguridad Política y Gobierno Racismo y Discriminación Discriminación Justicia social Derechos civiles Para reflexionar África
adbl_web_global_use_to_activate_webcro805_stickypopup

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A rich, meditative account.... Baker offers a wide-ranging and erudite analysis of US history, politics, and culture.... This powerful call to action resonates." (Publishers Weekly)

"Scholarly yet accessible, this book is a wake-up call for a country that would rather celebrate how far we've come than focus on how far we still have to go to eradicate racism. Required reading for any American serious about dismantling systemic racism." (Kirkus, starred review)

Todas las estrellas
Más relevante  
This book is effectively a series of thought-provoking essays about the history of race and racism in the United States. Baker presents an overview of the history of the racial state and how all of our so-called "progress" with Civil Rights for black Americans is just a return to the humane and free society that was finder here nearly 400 years ago. Baker calls for complete integration of black Americans into full civic and social life in the US as the only way to fulfill the Revolutionary ideal. I just wish he provided more specific guidance on how to see that ideal through.

Thought-provoking and perfectly timed

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

I struggled to finish this book. Somehow the point got lost in too many words.

Disappointed

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

Humanity has a long way to go to treat everyone with humanity. I hope it gets there.

Humanity

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.