The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics

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Summary: An eloquent examination of American racial identity.
Review: Professor Lipsitz has written non-fiction that reads like a novel about America's most unfortunate issue. He wastes no time in declaring that "Whiteness has a cash value..." He skillfully takes the reader through an economic, historic and psychological saga that demonstrates the value of white identity in a variety of areas. What makes this book so interesting is that Professor Lipsitz goes beyond the black/white binary. He pays particular attention to European immigrants who were initially not part of "white" society until it served a purpose. Discussions on Asian and Latino Americans are informative and fresh. He is fearless in his discussion of white supremacy/privilege and throws a huge monkey wrench into the debate surrounding so-called affirmative action. This book is a must read for anyone starting an investigtion into the new discipline of White Studies or as a adjunct to Black Studies.

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Summary: What country do you think you live in?
Review: the "founding fathers" never intended to have non-whites integrated at the same level as whites, why do i continuously hear all this whining about preconceived entitlements? if you're not white, too bad, and you're lucky enough to live here because all your people wanna be here. this is the best place in the world for any minority and you know it...

Rating:
Summary: What country do you think you live in?
Review: the "founding fathers" never intended to have non-whites integrated at the same level as whites, why do i continuously hear all this whining about preconceived entitlements? if you're not white, too bad, and you're lucky enough to live here because all your people wanna be here. this is the best place in the world for any minority and you know it...