Race-ing Justice, En-gendering Power: Essays on Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas, and the Construction of Social Reality
- ISBN-10
- 0679741453
- ISBN-13
- 9780679741459
- Category
- Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies
- Pages
- 475
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Pantheon
- Authors
- Nell Irvin Painter, Homi K. Bhabha, Kimberlé Crenshaw
Description
Eighteen essays by prominent scholars reflect on the cultural, historical, political, personal, legal, sexual, and linguistic implications of the Thomas hearings and Hill's accusations
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