Author: Nancy Leong
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 1503614271
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Nancy Leong reveals how powerful people and institutions use diversity to their own advantage and how the rest of us can respond—and do better. Why do people accused of racism defend themselves by pointing to their black friends? Why do men accused of sexism inevitably talk about how they love their wife and daughters? Why do colleges and corporations alike photoshop people of color into their websites and promotional materials? And why do companies selling everything from cereal to sneakers go out of their way to include a token woman or person of color in their advertisements? In this groundbreaking book, Nancy Leong coins the term "identity capitalist" to label the powerful insiders who eke out social and economic value from people of color, women, LGBTQ people, the poor, and other outgroups. Leong deftly uncovers the rules that govern a system in which all Americans must survive: the identity marketplace. She contends that the national preoccupation with diversity has, counterintuitively, allowed identity capitalists to infiltrate the legal system, educational institutions, the workplace, and the media. Using examples from law to literature, from politics to pop culture, Leong takes readers on a journey through the hidden agendas and surprising incentives of various ingroup actors. She also uncovers a dire dilemma for outgroup members: do they play along and let their identity be used by others, or do they protest and risk the wrath of the powerful? Arming readers with the tools to recognize and mitigate the harms of exploitation, Identity Capitalists reveals what happens when we prioritize diversity over equality.
Identity Capitalists
Author: Nancy Leong
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 1503614271
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Nancy Leong reveals how powerful people and institutions use diversity to their own advantage and how the rest of us can respond—and do better. Why do people accused of racism defend themselves by pointing to their black friends? Why do men accused of sexism inevitably talk about how they love their wife and daughters? Why do colleges and corporations alike photoshop people of color into their websites and promotional materials? And why do companies selling everything from cereal to sneakers go out of their way to include a token woman or person of color in their advertisements? In this groundbreaking book, Nancy Leong coins the term "identity capitalist" to label the powerful insiders who eke out social and economic value from people of color, women, LGBTQ people, the poor, and other outgroups. Leong deftly uncovers the rules that govern a system in which all Americans must survive: the identity marketplace. She contends that the national preoccupation with diversity has, counterintuitively, allowed identity capitalists to infiltrate the legal system, educational institutions, the workplace, and the media. Using examples from law to literature, from politics to pop culture, Leong takes readers on a journey through the hidden agendas and surprising incentives of various ingroup actors. She also uncovers a dire dilemma for outgroup members: do they play along and let their identity be used by others, or do they protest and risk the wrath of the powerful? Arming readers with the tools to recognize and mitigate the harms of exploitation, Identity Capitalists reveals what happens when we prioritize diversity over equality.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 1503614271
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Nancy Leong reveals how powerful people and institutions use diversity to their own advantage and how the rest of us can respond—and do better. Why do people accused of racism defend themselves by pointing to their black friends? Why do men accused of sexism inevitably talk about how they love their wife and daughters? Why do colleges and corporations alike photoshop people of color into their websites and promotional materials? And why do companies selling everything from cereal to sneakers go out of their way to include a token woman or person of color in their advertisements? In this groundbreaking book, Nancy Leong coins the term "identity capitalist" to label the powerful insiders who eke out social and economic value from people of color, women, LGBTQ people, the poor, and other outgroups. Leong deftly uncovers the rules that govern a system in which all Americans must survive: the identity marketplace. She contends that the national preoccupation with diversity has, counterintuitively, allowed identity capitalists to infiltrate the legal system, educational institutions, the workplace, and the media. Using examples from law to literature, from politics to pop culture, Leong takes readers on a journey through the hidden agendas and surprising incentives of various ingroup actors. She also uncovers a dire dilemma for outgroup members: do they play along and let their identity be used by others, or do they protest and risk the wrath of the powerful? Arming readers with the tools to recognize and mitigate the harms of exploitation, Identity Capitalists reveals what happens when we prioritize diversity over equality.
Patent Law Fundamentals
Author: Peter D. Rosenberg
Publisher: West Group Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
This two volume looseleaf treatise offers procedural guidance to the Patent Act, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Rules, and the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. The work provides substantive analysis of the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act, new patent interference rules, and the differences between U.S. and foreign patent law.
Publisher: West Group Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
This two volume looseleaf treatise offers procedural guidance to the Patent Act, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Rules, and the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. The work provides substantive analysis of the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act, new patent interference rules, and the differences between U.S. and foreign patent law.
Everyman's Constitution
Author: Howard Jay Graham
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN: 0870206354
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
In 1938, Howard Jay Graham, a deaf law librarian, successfully argued that the authors of the Fourteenth Amendment--ratified after the American Civil War to establish equal protection under the law for all American citizens regardless of race--were motivated by abolitionist fervor, debunking the notion of a corporate conspiracy at the heart of the amendment's wording. For over half a century, the amendment had been used to endow corporations with rights as individuals and thus protect them from state legislation. By 1968, when Everyman's Constitution was first published, the Fourteenth Amendment had become a tool for the incorporation of the Bill of Rights to apply to all American citizens. The essays in this reprinted edition are still relevant as the nation continues to interpret our framing legislation in light of the concerns of today and to balance citizens' rights against those of corporations. Howard Jay Graham was a law librarian brought in by the NAACP's legal team to write a brief on the Fourteenth Amendment for the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education. Though the Supreme Court justices ruled in favor of the NAACP based on the sociological rather than historical evidence it provided, Graham's work, published in various law journals over several decades, contributed greatly to the ongoing interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN: 0870206354
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
In 1938, Howard Jay Graham, a deaf law librarian, successfully argued that the authors of the Fourteenth Amendment--ratified after the American Civil War to establish equal protection under the law for all American citizens regardless of race--were motivated by abolitionist fervor, debunking the notion of a corporate conspiracy at the heart of the amendment's wording. For over half a century, the amendment had been used to endow corporations with rights as individuals and thus protect them from state legislation. By 1968, when Everyman's Constitution was first published, the Fourteenth Amendment had become a tool for the incorporation of the Bill of Rights to apply to all American citizens. The essays in this reprinted edition are still relevant as the nation continues to interpret our framing legislation in light of the concerns of today and to balance citizens' rights against those of corporations. Howard Jay Graham was a law librarian brought in by the NAACP's legal team to write a brief on the Fourteenth Amendment for the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education. Though the Supreme Court justices ruled in favor of the NAACP based on the sociological rather than historical evidence it provided, Graham's work, published in various law journals over several decades, contributed greatly to the ongoing interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Denver University Law Review
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Felix Frankfurter Reminisces
Author: Felix Frankfurter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Crimmigration Law
Author: César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781641059459
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Crimmigration Law is a must-read for law students and practitioners seeking an introduction to the complex legal doctrine and practice challenges at the merger of immigration and criminal law.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781641059459
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Crimmigration Law is a must-read for law students and practitioners seeking an introduction to the complex legal doctrine and practice challenges at the merger of immigration and criminal law.
Lawyers in the Dock
Author: Richard L. Abel
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199772878
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
"Six detailed accounts of New York lawyers disciplined for neglect, overcharging, and excessive zeal"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199772878
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
"Six detailed accounts of New York lawyers disciplined for neglect, overcharging, and excessive zeal"--Provided by publisher.
Psychotherapy, Confidentiality, and Privileged Communication
Author: Ralph Slovenko
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Confidential communications
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Confidential communications
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
International Environmental Law and Policy for the 21st Century
Author: Ved Nanda
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN: 9004242864
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
A significant contribution to the field, and a welcome addition to the growing literature on international environmental law and an important reference for every scholar, lawyer, and layperson interested in the field.
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN: 9004242864
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
A significant contribution to the field, and a welcome addition to the growing literature on international environmental law and an important reference for every scholar, lawyer, and layperson interested in the field.
Antitrust Questions and Answers
Author: Edwin S. Rockefeller
Publisher: Washington : Bureau of National Affairs
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Publisher: Washington : Bureau of National Affairs
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description