"A work of shimmering beauty and originality. It takes a heart that has plumbed the darkeness of shared and solitary grief to achieve such luminance. Social theory will never be the same."
- Judith Stacey, author of In the Name of the Fmily : Rethinking
Family Volues in the Postmodern Age
"No reader will leave this book unmoved. Writing with optimistic passimism of this society's dark divions, Lemenrt Provides a deeply probing manifesto of conscience that seeks a truly democratic Anmerica."
- Joe Feagin, outhor of Racist America: Roots, Current Realities,
and Future Reparations
"Lemert has written a book about us, our world, and the race issues that are insecapably central to it. If you are ready to relfect on your values and your society in eclipse, then this book will be an invaluable help to you."
- Immanuel Wallerstein, co-author of Race, Nation, Calss:
Ambiguous Identities
Part 1 The Beginnings of A Millennium, 1990s
Part 2 The Last New Century, 1890s
Part 3 Between, Before, and Beyond, 1873-2020