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The End of Racism - Audio Cassette
Author: Dinesh D'Souza

2 Cassettes, Approx. 3 hours, read by the author “If racism had a beginning, shouldn’t it be possible to envision its end? Despite the landmark civil rights legislation of the 1960s, race is still the most divisive social issue of our time. Where we once spoke only of racist acts or individuals, Americans have now becom accustomed to... more » hearing their country described as a racist society. That view, widely accepted by the media, has produced a mood of cultural despair about the very possibility of racial progress. Yet, despite our concern with this seemingly permanent problem, there is strickingly little agreement about what racisim is, where it comes from and whether it can be eliminated. "Virtually all contemporary liberal assumptions about the origin of racism, its historical significance, its contemporary effects, and what to do about it are wrong," announces Dinesh D'Souza in another characteristically thought-provoking and controversial book. His scrupulously researched study of the history, nature, and effects of racism will certainly ruffle many feathers--particularly those of cultural relativists and liberal "antiracists" whose opinions he aims to discredit. But thinkers of all political persuasions would benefit from reading this self-described conservative's eloquently presented views as he "excavates beyond the usual digging sites" to present a unique and troubling vision of the "neurotic obsession" with race that continues to divide American society. Much of what D'Souza says flies in the face of liberal doctrine. He maintains that there are cultural differences that account for distinct levels of achievement among races, and that racism cannot be blamed for "black failure." He argues that racism is not a universal phenomenon but a relatively recent Western intellectual concept, and because we can trace racism's beginning we can likewise bring about its demise. He deals blow after blow to longstanding "myths" about race, criticizing the "civil rights industry," rejecting "misguided" solutions such as multiculturalism and proportional representation as "fighting discrimination by practicing it," and even calls for a repeal of the near-sacred Civil Rights Act of 1964. This is not an easy book to read, but it is an important one. Even if more than a few disagree with D'Souza's assumptions and arguments, all should welcome his well-considered, insightful treatment of this immensely difficult topic. Publishers Weekly Claiming that racism in no longer an important factor in American life, D'Souza argues that government must cease to legislate issues on a racial basis.

ISBN-13: 9780671551292
ISBN-10: 0671551299
Publication Date: 11/1/1995
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1.5 stars, based on 2 ratings

Publisher: Audioworks
Book Type: Audio Cassette
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Robert K. reviewed The End of Racism (Audio Cassette) on 8/3/2006 + 98 more book reviews

Provides useful arguments to counter the currently fashionable PC racism (e.g. that equates the use of the word "niggardly" with racist talk).

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