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Metzl, Jonathan, 1964-

Dying of whiteness : how the politics of racial resentment is killing America's heartland / Jonathan M. Metzl. - 1st trade pbk. ed. - New York : Basic Books, 2020. �2019 - viii, 349 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-337) and index.

"Examines how racial resentment has fueled pro-gun laws in Missouri, resistance to the Affordable Care Act in Tennessee, and cuts to schools and social services in Kansas; shows the policies that result actually place white Americans at ever-greater risk of sickness and death"--Amazon.

Adult Follett School Solutions.

ISBN: 9781541644977

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medical policy--United States.
Public health--United States.
Racism--Political aspects--United States.
Whites--Health and hygiene--United States.
Whites--Social conditions--United States--21st century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Race relations--Political aspects.
Tennessee.
Missouri.
Kansas.

LC Class. No.: RA563.M56 / M48 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 362.1/089