{"product_id":"against-civility-the-hidden-racism-in-our-obsession-with-civility-paperback","title":"Against Civility: The Hidden Racism in Our Obsession with Civility - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Zamalin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first history of racial injustice to examine how civility and white supremacy are linked, and a call for citizens who care about social justice to abandon civility and practice civic radicalism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe idea and practice of civility has always been wielded to silence dissent, repress political participation, and justify violence upon people of color. Although many progressives today are told that we need to be more polite and thoughtful, less rancorous and angry, when we talk about race in America, civility \u003ci\u003emaintains\u003c\/i\u003e rather than disrupts racial injustice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning two hundred years, Zamalin's accessible blend of intellectual history, political biography, and contemporary political criticism shows that civility has never been neutral in its political uses and impacts. The best way to tackle racial inequality is through \"civic radicalism,\" an alternative to civility found in the actions of Black radical leaders including Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Martin Luther King Jr., James Baldwin, Malcolm X, and Audre Lorde. Civic radicals shock and provoke people. They name injustice and who is responsible for it. They protest, march, strike, boycott, and mobilize collectively rather than form alliances with those who fundamentally oppose them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAgainst Civility\u003c\/i\u003e, citizens who care deeply about racial and socioeconomic equality will see that they need to abandon this concept of discreet politeness when it comes to racial justice and instead more fully support disruptive actions and calls for liberation, which have already begun with movements like #MeToo, the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, and Black Lives Matter.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Zamalin\u003c\/b\u003e is the director of the African American Studies Program and an assistant professor of political science at the University of Detroit Mercy. He is the author of numerous books, including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eAntiracism: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e. His areas of expertise include African American political thought, American politics, and political theory. Zamalin's essays and reviews have appeared in various edited book collections and in peer-reviewed journals such as \u003ci\u003eNew Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Political Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePolitical Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWomen's Studies Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.6 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333913940205,"sku":"9780807055533","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/ISaKCgx_pv9780807055533.webp?v=1784996038","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/against-civility-the-hidden-racism-in-our-obsession-with-civility-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}