Race, Empire, and the Crisis of the Subprime |
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Editor:
| Chakravartty, Paula Ferreira da Silva, Denise |
Series title: | A Special Issue of American Quarterly Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4214-1001-2 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2013 |
Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Predatory lending of subprime mortgages targeting the most economically vulnerable minority communities helped trigger the current global financial crisis. This special issue of the journal American Quarterly explores the ways in which 'subprime' becomes a racial signifier in the current debate about the causes and fixes for a capitalism itself ......
Predatory lending of subprime mortgages targeting the most economically vulnerable minority communities helped trigger the current global financial crisis. This special issue of the journal American Quarterly explores the ways in which 'subprime' becomes a racial signifier in the current debate about the causes and fixes for a capitalism itself ......