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Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools

by Jonathan Kozol

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National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Kozol presents his shocking account of the American educational system in this stunning New York Times bestseller which has sold more than 85,000 hardcover copies. The book provides readers with an opportunity to get involved with a postcard they can sign and mail to the president at the White House. (Education)

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"Startling and compelling .... Crucial to any serious debate on the current state of American education. " (-- Publishers Weekly, front page editorial)

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"This book digs so deeply into the tragedy of the American system of public education that it wrenches the reader's psyche .... A must-read for every parent, every educator, and every relevant policy maker. " (--Alex Haley, author of Roots and The Autobiography of Malcolm X)

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"Startling and compelling .... Crucial to any serious debate on the current state of American education. " (-- Publishers Weekly, front page editorial)

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"Moving .... Shocking.... Heartbreaking. "

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"A superb, heart-wrenching portrait of the resolute injustice which decimates so many of America's urban schools. "(-- David Garrow, author of Bearing the Cross )

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"I was unprepared for the horror and shame I felt .... Savage Inequalities is a savage indictment.... Everyone should read this important book."(-- Robert Wilson, USA Today

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National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Kozol presents his shocking account of the American educational system in this stunning New York Times bestseller, which has sold more than 250,000 hardcover copies.
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About the Author

Jonathan Kozol has been awarded the National Book Award and the Robert F. Kennedy Award. His book Savage Inequalities was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and became a national bestseller.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060974992
Subtitle:
Children in America's Schools
Author:
Kozol, Jonathan
Author:
by Jonathan Kozol
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Education
Subject:
Minority Studies
Subject:
Philosophy & Social Aspects
Subject:
Sociology
Subject:
Sociology - Urban
Subject:
Special Education - Socially Handicapped
Subject:
Education, urban
Subject:
Socially handicapped children
Subject:
Children of minorities
Subject:
Education, Urban -- Social aspects -- United States.
Subject:
Children with social disabilities
Subject:
General education.
Subject:
Children of minorities -- Education.
Subject:
Education -- United States.
Edition Description:
1st Harper Perennial ed.
Series Volume:
63-413
Publication Date:
August 1992
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
8.16x5.30x.70 in. .45 lbs.
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