Stakes Is High - Life After the American Dream (Paperback)

The events of the past decade have forced us to reckon with who we are and who we want to be. We have been invested in a set of beliefs about our American identity: our exceptionalism, the inevitable rightness of our path, the promise that hard work and determination will carry us to freedom. But in Stakes Is High, Mychal Denzel Smith confronts the shortcomings of these stories -- and with the American Dream itself -- and calls on us to live up to the principles we profess but fail to realize. In a series of incisive essays, Smith exposes the stark contradictions at the heart of American life, holding all of us, individually and as a nation, to account. We've gotten used to looking away, but the fissures and casual violence of institutional oppression are ever-present. There is a future that is not as grim as our past. In this profound work, Smith helps us envision it with care, honesty, and imagination.

General

Imprint:	Bold Type Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2022
Authors:	Mychal Denzel Smith
Dimensions:	210 x 138 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-1-56858-874-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities
LSN:	1-56858-874-7
Barcode:	9781568588742

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