Casting a blind eye: The ironic consequences of color-blindness in South Africa and the United States

Critical Sociology

Volumn 32, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 333-356

  Ansell, Amy E ^a  

^a BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Color blindness; Comparative; Racism; South Africa; Whiteness

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750147284     PISSN: 08969205     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156916306777835349     Document Type: Article

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