{"product_id":"conditional-citizens-on-belonging-in-america-paperback","title":"Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaila Lalami\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice - Finalist for the California Book Award - Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eBest Book of the Year: \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this brilliantly argued and deeply personal work, Pulitzer Prize finalist Laila Lalami recounts her unlikely journey from Moroccan immigrant to U.S.citizen, using her own story as a starting point for an exploration of the rights, liberties, and protections that are traditionally associated with American citizenship. Tapping into history, politics, and literature, she elucidates how accidents of birth--such as national origin, race, and gender--that once determined the boundaries of Americanness still cast their shadows today, poignantly illustrating how white supremacy survives through adaptation and legislation. Weaving together her experiences with an examination of the place of nonwhites in the broader American culture, Lalami illuminates how conditional citizens are all those whom America embraces with one arm and pushes away with the other.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaila Lalami was born in Rabat and educated in Morocco, Great Britain, and the United States. She is the author of four novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Moor's Account\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the American Book Award, the Arab American Book Award, and the Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her most recent work, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Americans\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her essays have appeared in the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Harper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Lalami is a professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside. She lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003ewww.lailalalami.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.95 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47459537813682,"sku":"9780525436041","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/37a0ae1aea14dda8e2f139ce6af7f8f5.webp?v=1778903216","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/conditional-citizens-on-belonging-in-america-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}