Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male Power

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ISBN: 9781580059510
author: Ijeoma Oluo
binding: Kindle Edition
number of pages: 304

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Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

Ijeoma Oluo   

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After the election of Donald Trump, and the escalation of white male rage and increased hostility toward immigrants that came with him,
-bestselling author Ijeoma Oluo found herself in conversation with Americans around the country, pondering one central question: How did we get here?
In this ambitious survey of the last century of American history, Oluo answers that question by pinpointing white men's deliberate efforts to subvert women, people of color, and the disenfranchised. Through research, interviews, and the powerful, personal writing for which she is celebrated, Oluo investigates the backstory of America's growth, from immigrant migration to our national ethos around ingenuity, from the shaping of economic policy to the protection of sociopolitical movements that fortify male power. In the end, she shows how white men have long maintained a stranglehold on leadership and sorely undermined the pursuit of happiness for all.

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