Book · 2009 · Social Science
America in Black and White
One Nation, Indivisible
America in Black and White by Stephan Thernstrom, Abigail Thernstrom has been mentioned in 3 episodes across 3 podcasts (0 episodes recommend it and 3 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Glenn Loury (2 episodes) and Pamela Paul (1 episode) on EconTalk (1 episode), Freakonomics Radio (1 episode) and The Book Review (1 episode).
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What I'm thinking is take my friendship with the late Abigail thernstrom and Steven thernstrom which goes back to my early days at Harvard in which ended when I critically reviewed their book America in black and white in a long review in the Atlant.
Glenn Loury · Freakonomics Radio · May 2024 Listen at 42:44 The best things said about it
Positive and negative was America in black and white by married par of academics Stephen and Abigail thernstrom why those two books for the 1990s.
What I'm thinking is, take my friendship with the late Abigail Thernstrom and Steven Thernstrom, which goes back to my early days at Harvard, and which ended when I critically reviewed their book, America in Black and White, in a long review in the Atlantic, and they broke off with me.
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America in Black and White by Stephan Thernstrom and Abigail Thernstrom is a prominent historical and sociological study examining race relations in the United States. The book was discussed across several podcast episodes in early 2024. On The Book Review podcast, Pamela Paul mentioned the work alongside another title while discussing the history of race and racism in America, noting its status as a notable publication from the 1990s. Meanwhile, Freakonomics Radio featured Glenn Loury reflecting on how his friendship with the late authors ended following a lengthy and critical review he published in The Atlantic in 1997. Loury also appeared on EconTalk to discuss the volume in greater detail, categorizing it alongside other controversial conservative texts promoted by the American Enterprise Institute, such as The Bell Curve and The End of Racism. Loury explained to the host that he ultimately grew dissatisfied with the arguments presented in the Thernstroms' book, leading to his extensive critical evaluation. The podcast discussions collectively highlight the work's controversial reception among intellectuals and the personal fallout experienced by its reviewers upon its publication in the late twentieth century.
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Glenn Loury what I'm thinking is take my friendship with the late Abigail thernstrom and Steven thernstrom which goes b… 2
“what I'm thinking is take my friendship with the late Abigail thernstrom and Steven thernstrom which goes back to my early days at Harvard in which ended when I critically reviewed their book America in black and white in a long review in the Atlant”
“And there were these books, Murray's and Herrnstein's The Bell Curve, Abigail and Stephan Thernstrom's America in Black and White, Dinesh D'Souza's The End of Racism, books promoted by the American Enterprise Institute”
“Uh I came not to be satisfied with as I put it in a long review that I wrote of Abigail and Stephan Thernstrom's book, which was published in 1997 in The Atlantic.”
Pamela Paul positive and negative was America in black and white by married par of academics Stephen and Abigail therns… 1
“positive and negative was America in black and white by married par of academics Stephen and Abigail thernstrom why those two books for the 1990s”
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“What I'm thinking is, take my friendship with the late Abigail Thernstrom and Steven Thernstrom, which goes back to my early days at Harvard, and which ended when I critically reviewed their book, America in Black and White, in a long review in the Atlantic, and they broke off with me.”