{"product_id":"the-science-of-racism-by-keon-west-9781035030675","title":"The Science of Racism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt is quite a feat to pull off a densely informative book about a horrible subject that also manages to be charismatic and funny . . . Highly readable\u003c\/em\u003e - The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePolls show that over fifty per cent of us don't believe racism exists. In a world made for White people, \u003cem\u003eThe Science of Racism\u003c\/em\u003e uses clear scientific research to expose what we know about racism, exactly how we know it, and what we can do about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eBritish police are nine times more likely to use their tasers on Black people.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eAn item being advertised on eBay will sell for approximately twenty per cent less if a dark-skinned hand is shown in the photos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eBlack Caribbean applicants have to apply for around fifty per cent more jobs in order to receive a positive response.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Keon West cuts through the divisive anecdotes and rhetoric with decades' worth of clear, factual, rigorous science - the data that reveals truths about racism that we need to know. And, somehow, entertains and amuses along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIlluminating, surprising, unnerving, moving\u003c\/em\u003e - Sathnam Sanghera\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShort circuits the brain\u003c\/em\u003e - The Independent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA book that shouldn't have to exist . . . but I'm glad it does\u003c\/em\u003e - Adam Rutherford\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350561505516,"sku":"9781035030675","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7619471ce13337ba1f8e452a7f91520d.jpg?v=1772538217","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-science-of-racism-by-keon-west-9781035030675","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}