| Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America Contributor(s): Benjamin, Rich (Author) |
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ISBN: 1401322689 ISBN-13: 9781401322687 Publisher: Hachette Books OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity - Social Science | Minority Studies |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| LCCN: 2009026749 |
| Lexile Measure: 1190 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 5.82" W x 8.52" (1.10 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As America becomes more and more racially diverse, Rich Benjamin noticed a phenomenon: Some communities were actually getting less multicultural. So he got out a map, found the whitest towns in the USA -- and moved in. A journalist-adventurer, Benjamin packed his bags and embarked on a 26,909-mile journey throughout the heart of white America, to some of the fastest-growing and whitest locales in our nation. Benjamin calls these enclaves "Whitopias." In this groundbreaking book, he shares what he learned as a black man in Whitopia. Benjamin's journey to unlock the mysteries of Whitopia took him from a three-day white separatist retreat with links to Aryan Nations in North Idaho to exurban mega-churches down South, and many points in between. A compelling raconteur, bon vivant, and scholar, Benjamin reveals what Whitopias are like and explores the urgent social and political implications of this startling phenomenon. Benjamin's groundbreaking study is one of few to have illuminated in advance the social and political forces propelling the rise of Donald Trump. After all, Trump carried 94 percent of America's Whitopian counties. And he won a median 67 percent of the vote in Whitopia compared to 46 percent of the vote nationwide. Leaving behind speculation or sensationalism, Benjamin explores the future of whiteness and race in an increasingly multicultural nation. |