{"product_id":"mediocre-the-dangerous-legacy-of-white-male-america-9781580059527","title":"Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eSo You Want to Talk About Race\u003c\/i\u003e, an \"illuminating\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Review) history of white male identity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat happens to a country that tells generation after generation of white men that they deserve power? What happens when success is defined by status over women and people of color, instead of by actual accomplishments? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the last 150 years of American history -- from the post-reconstruction South and the mythic stories of cowboys in the West, to the present-day controversy over NFL protests and the backlash against the rise of women in politics -- Ijeoma Oluo exposes the devastating consequences of white male supremacy on women, people of color, and white men themselves. \u003ci\u003eMediocre \u003c\/i\u003einvestigates the real costs of this phenomenon in order to imagine a new white male identity, one free from racism and sexism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs provocative as it is essential, this book will upend everything you thought you knew about American identity and offers a bold new vision of American greatness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-9887827\"\u003eIjeoma Oluo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seal Press (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580059527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 158005952X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC010000\"\u003eFeminism \u0026amp; Feminist Theory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL064000\"\u003eCorruption \u0026amp; Misconduct\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL004000\"\u003eCivil Rights\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIjeoma Oluo\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eSo You Want to Talk About Race\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work on race has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. She was named to the 2021 \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 100 Next list, has twice been named to \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoot  \u003c\/i\u003e100, and received the Harvard Humanist of the Year award. She lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seal Press (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709571240173,"sku":"9781580059527","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_01867b10-f735-43b5-9dff-a60349e0635b.jpg?v=1747482423","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/mediocre-the-dangerous-legacy-of-white-male-america-9781580059527","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}