Bibliograph

Broken scales, race and the crisis of justice in a divided America, Tom Diaz

Type

Label

Broken scales, race and the crisis of justice in a divided America, Tom Diaz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Broken scales

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1243906068

Responsibility statement

Tom Diaz

Sub title

race and the crisis of justice in a divided America

Summary

"This book analyzes the everyday actions of ordinary people in the context of extreme political and cultural polarization, distort the criminal justice system and betray the lofty ideals expressed in American founding documents and centuries of Anglo-American articulations of basic human rights"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The lens of racial perception -- Alabama: a notional fiction -- Midnight matters -- Victims -- Heritage -- The assembly line -- Through a lens darkly -- No n-words anywhere

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