{"product_id":"mediocre","title":"Mediocre","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the TIME 100 author of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and number 1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eSo You Want to Talk About Race\u003c\/i\u003e, a subversive history of white male American identity -- now with a new preface.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'One of the most admired writers and \"internet yellers\" around... \u003ci\u003eMediocre\u003c\/i\u003e is ever more vital... Oluo's meeting the time -- this movement against white supremacy and systems of oppression. But the question she keeps asking in her work: Are we?' \u003c\/strong\u003e - IBRAM X KENDI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003ci\u003eMediocre\u003c\/i\u003e paints an urgent, honest picture of how white male identity has spawned unrest in the country's political ideology... It's a necessary read for the world we live in'\u003c\/strong\u003e - CHIDOZIE OBASI, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'[Ijeoma's] books don't come from a place of hate, but of determination to make change... \u003ci\u003eMediocre\u003c\/i\u003e is another amazing book'\u003c\/strong\u003e - TREVOR NOAH on \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat happens to a country that tells generation after generation of white men that they deserve power? What happens when success is defined by status over women and people of colour, instead of actual accomplishments?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the last 150 years of American history -- from the post-Reconstruction South and the mythic stories of cowboys, to the present-day controversy over NFL protests and the backlash against the rise of women in politics -- Ijeoma Oluo exposes the devastating consequences of white male supremacy on women, people of colour, and white men themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs provocative as it is essential, \u003ci\u003eMediocre\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the real costs of white male power in order to imagine a new white male identity, one free from racism and sexism.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'[An] analytical and compassionate book'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Deftly combines history and sociological study with personal narrative, and the result is both uncomfortable and illuminating'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Ijeoma's sharp yet accessible writing about the American racial landscape made her 2018 book \u003ci\u003eSo You Want to Talk About Race\u003c\/i\u003e an invaluable resource ... \u003ci\u003eMediocre\u003c\/i\u003e builds on this exemplary work, homing in on the role of white patriarchy in creating and upholding a system built to disenfranchise anyone who isn't a white male'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45712431415532,"sku":"9781529353839","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529353839.jpg?v=1725986776","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/mediocre","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}