The overseer class : a manifesto /

"The author of the critically acclaimed The Viral Underclass is back with The Overseer Class, which explores what happens when members of historically minoritized groups are selected for high-visibility positions of power within existing institutions. The Overseer Class exposes the compromises...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Thrasher, Steven W. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2026]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Internalized racism > United States. Abuse of administrative power. United States > Race relations. États-Unis > Relations raciales. Excès de pouvoir (Droit administratif) Informational works. Documents d'information.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Flat-footed in two worlds
The police : overseers on the beat
Mass media : mediating and mediated overseers
Universities : overseeing "higher" education
Corporate America : overseers for profit and for charity
The United States Armed Forces : domestic drivers of death and overseers overseas
Elected politicians : the overseers we choose
Conclusion: Breaking out.