Searching For Whitopia An Improbable Journey To The Heart Of White America First Edition Benjamin by Benjamin, Rich 9781401322687, 1401322689 instant download after payment.

"It sounds like a recipe for a riot: an inquisitive black writer journeying into some of the most segregated neighborhoods in the country. But Benjamin...pulls off his quest with good cheer." --Time "[Benjamin] offers in the end a chilling vision of the future for progressive values." --Daily Kos "Exploring the identity, inhabitants, and social and political implications of...small towns...is the premise of Benjamin's provocative new book." --The Daily Beast "Benjamin examines the history, politics, economics, and culture of race and class as seen in the growth of these `whitopias,' racially and therefore socioeconomically exclusive communities from the exurb St. George, Utah to the inner-city enclave of Carnegie Hill in Manhattan. . . . This is a thoroughly engaging and eye-opening look at an urgent social issue." --Booklist starred review "Benjamin goes where no (sane) black man has gone before--into the palest enclaves, like Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to those places where white Americans have fled to escape the challenges of diversity." --Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed "An essential tool in questioning, appreciating, and better understanding these most historic times." --Edwidge Danticat, author of Breath, Eyes, Memory "The revelatory chapters about New York City made me want to cry . . . Generous and understanding to all of its subjects, Searching for Whitopia is a eulogy for an unsustainable America lifestyle." --Christian Lander, creator of Stuff White People Like "Searching for Whitopia will be a major publication, widely read and discussed." --Andrew Ross, author of The Celebration Chronicles "A courageous book that holds a mirror up to our country--and the reflection is one we can no longer afford to ignore." --David Sirota, author and syndicated columnist "An account of a black man's journey through the whitest communities of America is bound to be thought-provoking, especially when the voyager is as observant and articulate as Rich Benjamin.…