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Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Publication date
February 1, 2002
Pages
226
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780375421723
ISBN-10
0375421726
Dimensions
0.87 by 5.25 by 7.67 in.
Weight
0.70 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$22.00
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The critically acclaimed author of Race, Crime, and the Law provides an incisive analysis of the word 'nigger' and its repercussions for, effect on, and place in American culture as he answers questions about the use of the controversial word as a racial epithet and methods that can deprive the word of its destructive character. 50,000 first printing.
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Hardcover
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1 edition from Pantheon Books (February 1, 2002)
9780375421723 | details & prices | 226 pages | 5.25 × 7.67 × 0.87 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $22.00
About: Provides an analysis of the word 'nigger' and its repercussions for, effect on, and place in American culture, and the use of the controversial word as a racial epithet and methods that can deprive the word of its destructive character.
About: Provides an analysis of the word 'nigger' and its repercussions for, effect on, and place in American culture, and the use of the controversial word as a racial epithet and methods that can deprive the word of its destructive character.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (January 1, 2003)
9780375713712 | details & prices | 188 pages | 4.75 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Provides an analysis of the word 'nigger' and its repercussions for, effect on, and place in American culture, and the use of the controversial word as a racial epithet and methods that can deprive the word of its destructive character.
About: Provides an analysis of the word 'nigger' and its repercussions for, effect on, and place in American culture, and the use of the controversial word as a racial epithet and methods that can deprive the word of its destructive character.
Reinforced
from Demco Media (August 30, 2004)
9780606311632 | details & prices | 188 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $21.25
About: Provides an analysis of the word 'nigger' and its repercussions for, effect on, and place in American culture, and the use of the controversial word as a racial epithet and methods that can deprive the word of its destructive character.
About: Provides an analysis of the word 'nigger' and its repercussions for, effect on, and place in American culture, and the use of the controversial word as a racial epithet and methods that can deprive the word of its destructive character.
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (January 1, 2003)
9781417648481 | details & prices | List price $24.50
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