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Nigger : the strange career of a troublesome word Cover Image Book Book

Nigger : the strange career of a troublesome word

Kennedy, Randall 1954- (author.).

Summary: "Nigger" is arguably the most consequential social insult in American history. In this book, the author traces how the word has been used and by whom, while analyzing the controversies to which it has given rise. The author explores such topics as how "nigger" should be defined and whether blacks have a right to use "nigger" while others do not.

Item details

  • ISBN: 0593316525
  • ISBN: 9780593316528
  • Physical Description: print
    l, 194 pages ; 19 cm
  • Edition: Revised edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, 2022.

Contents / Notes

General Note: Originally published in 2002.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-209) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction to the twentieth-anniversary edition -- Introduction -- The protean N-word -- "Nigger" in court -- Pitfalls in fighting "nigger" : perils of deception, censoriousness, and excessive anger -- How are we doing with "nigger"?

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