{"product_id":"9780816651443","title":"Identity and the Failure of America","description":"Author: John Michael\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780816651443\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Sep 2008\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Thomas Jefferson to John Rawls, justice has been at the center of America's self-image and national creed. At the same time, for many of its peoples-from African slaves and European immigrants to women and the poor-theAmerican experience has been defined by injustice: oppression, disenfranchisement, violence, and prejudice. Here John Michael explores the contradictions between a mythic national identity promising justice to all and the realities of a divided, hierarchical, and frequently iniquitous history and social order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919103377566,"sku":"ING-9780816651443","price":37.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780816651443.jpg?v=1782807749","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780816651443","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}