The Perils of "Privilege"
The Perils of "Privilege": Why Injustice Can't Be Solved by Accusing Others of Advantage is a 2017 non-fiction book by Phoebe Maltz Bovy,[2][1][3] a Toronto-based author.
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| Author | Phoebe Maltz Bovy |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Identity politics, white privilege |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press[1] |
Publication date | March 2017 |
| Pages | 324 pp[1] |
| ISBN | 978-1-250-09120-8 (hardcover) |
Overview
A look into the concept of "privilege" and how it affects progressive politics and that accusing others of unearned advantages does nothing to address inequality and perhaps only makes things worse.
References
- Lozada, Carlos (March 23, 2017). "The last thing on 'privilege' you'll ever need to read". The Washington Post.
- Zelinsky, Nathaniel (April 7, 2017). "Playing the Percentages". Commentary.
- Bruni, Frank (August 12, 2017). "I'm a White Man. Hear Me Out". The New York Times.
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