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The Shame of the Nation

The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America

The Shame of the Nation( )
Author: Kozol, Jonathan
ISBN:978-1-4000-5244-8
Publication Date:Sep 2005
Publisher:The Crown Publishing Group
Imprint:Crown
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $25.00
Book Description:

“The nation needs to be confronted with the crime that we’re committing and the promises we are betraying. This is a book about betrayal of the young, who have no power to defend themselves. It is not intended to make readers comfortable.” Over the past several years, Jonathan Kozol has visited nearly 60 public schools. Virtually everywhere, he finds that conditions have grown worse for inner-city children in the 15 years since federal courts began...
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Book Details
Pages:416
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Discrimination
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.73 x 9.55 x 1.42 Inches
Book Weight:1.66 Pounds
Author Biography
Kozol, Jonathan (Author)
Educator and author Jonathan Kozol was born in Boston. He graduated from Harvard University in 1958.

Kozol has an concerns with topics such as illiteracy, children trying to learn in bad neighborhoods and homelessness. His books include Death at an Early Age, Illiterate American and Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America.

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