Usually, when we discuss racial injustice, we discuss racism in our public or political life. This means that we often focus on how the state discriminates on the basis of race in its application and enforcement of laws and policies. This book draws on the synergy of political theory and civil rights law to expand the boundary of racial justice and consider the way in which racial discrimination happens outside the governmental or public sphere. 'Private racism' is about recognizing that racial injustice also occurs in our private lives, including the television and movie industry, cyberspace, our intimate and sexual lives, and the reproductive market. Professor Sonu Bedi argues that private racism is wrong, enlarging the boundary of justice in a way that is also consistent with our Constitution. A more just society is one that seeks to address rather than ignore this less visible form of racism.

Is about enlarging the boundary of racial justice by recognizing and addressing private racism. It draws on political theory and civil rights law to do so.

About the Author
Sonu Bedi is the Joel Parker 1811 Professor in Law and Political Science, Associate Professor of Government, and the Hans '80 and Kate Morris Director of the Ethics Institute at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. He has published three books: Political Contingency (2007), Rejecting Rights (Cambridge, 2009), and Beyond Race, Sex, and Sexual Orientation: Legal Equality without Identity (Cambridge, 2013).

Reviews
'Anyone interested in racism and the role it has played and continues to play in the lives of people today would find this book fascinating.' Ana Marquez, Communication Booknotes Quarterly



Book Information
ISBN 9781108415385
Author Sonu Bedi
Format Hardback
Page Count 198
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 410g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm * 15mm