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Progressive anonymity : from identity politics to evidence-based government / Naomi Zack.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zack, Naomi, 1944-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Identity politics--United States.
- Identity politics.
- Political participation--Social aspects--United States.
- Political participation.
- Equality before the law--United States.
- Equality before the law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (213 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2020.
- Place of Publication:
- Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2020.
- Summary:
- "Continuing her visionary work in social-political philosophy, Zack critiques identity politics as perpetuating damaging essentialist perspectives and policies. The antidote to identity group egoism is anonymity based on relevant shared interests and a meritocracy led by experts chosen without preference for group affiliation or political charisma"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction and chapter overview
- Political diagnoses post World War II and the need for identity politics
- From society to government : problems with identity politics
- Universalism or force : inclusion or domination
- White supremacy and status : the racism of race
- Evidence-based government
- Problems with evidence
- Conclusion.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-8181-493-9
- 1-5381-3604-X
- OCLC:
- 1225555409
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