“tobias thernstrom”

Industry insider Tobias shows writers the creative, political and financial realities of writing for film and TV. Plus all-star interviews show how directors and actors look at scripts.... More

The distinguished authors of "American in Black and White" offer a "meticulously documented and powerfully written" ("The Boston Globe") book that examines the troubling racial gap that persists in American education. 48 pieces of line art.The racial gap in academic performance between whites and As... More

Twenty-five essays covering a range of areas from religion and immigration to family structure and crime examine America's changing racial and ethnic scene. They clearly show that old civil rights strategies will not solve today's problems and offer a bold new civil rights agenda based on today's re... More

This wide-reaching survey of race relations in America over the past 50 years takes a controversial stance: that the perception of serious race divisions in this country is outdated--and dangerous.In a book destined to become a classic, Stephan and Abigail Thernstrom present important new informatio... More

'Thernstrom maneuvers successfully between the civil rights ideology and the requirements of democratic politics. She sustains a strong concern for the struggles of American blacks while conceding very little to the affirmative action or electoral quota position. Exactly right.' - Michael Walzer, In... More