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Author Talk: Ian Haney López

dog_whistle_politics.thumbnailIn recent decades, America has witnessed an ongoing discussion about the decline of the middle class. But on a subtler level, author and historian Ian Haney López argues that throughout the decades, American politics have been the host to veiled messages about race, which has played a crucial role in the strain on middle class.

Ian calls this “dog whistle politics,” because the message sent about racial minorities are inaudible on one level, while simultaneously clear on another. Ian argues that it’s these messages that turn the middle class against themselves, allowing a wealthy elite to divide Americans along racial lines, and steer the country towards the interests of the super-rich.

Ian is a leading historian of race in post-civil rights America, and a professor of law at University of California – Berkeley. With this Strand exclusive evening, Ian presents his book Dog Whistle Politics.

Buy a copy of Dog Whistle Politics or a $15 Strand gift card in order to attend this event. All options admit one person. The event will be located in the Strand’s 3rd floor Rare Book Room at our store at 828 Broadway at 12th Street.











When: Mon., Jan. 13, 2014 at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: The Strand
828 Broadway
212-473-1452
Price: $15 Strand gift card, or buy the book
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dog_whistle_politics.thumbnailIn recent decades, America has witnessed an ongoing discussion about the decline of the middle class. But on a subtler level, author and historian Ian Haney López argues that throughout the decades, American politics have been the host to veiled messages about race, which has played a crucial role in the strain on middle class.

Ian calls this “dog whistle politics,” because the message sent about racial minorities are inaudible on one level, while simultaneously clear on another. Ian argues that it’s these messages that turn the middle class against themselves, allowing a wealthy elite to divide Americans along racial lines, and steer the country towards the interests of the super-rich.

Ian is a leading historian of race in post-civil rights America, and a professor of law at University of California – Berkeley. With this Strand exclusive evening, Ian presents his book Dog Whistle Politics.

Buy a copy of Dog Whistle Politics or a $15 Strand gift card in order to attend this event. All options admit one person. The event will be located in the Strand’s 3rd floor Rare Book Room at our store at 828 Broadway at 12th Street.

Buy tickets/get more info now