Paul- I have been wanting for some time to join the conversation initiated by the article for discussion at xmca. I greatly appreciate the way in which your work articulates with and extends different threads of long standing concern at lchc. Your book looks fascinating. I personally have been musing over your notions of a multi-cultural/multi-national middle/upper class that amplifies the inequalities generated by capitalism. I think we can all agree that constructivism is a mode of enculturation predicated on contemporary modes and relations of production -- it were ever so, capitialism or no, that schooling has played this role. And for sure, those of us writing in this medium who have these concerns are deeply implicated/complicit in the existence of the systems of governance and inequality we deplore -- a difficult truth. That problem, too, I hope the discussion you initiated will continue and perhaps amplify -- there are knowledgeable people out there in xmca-land who could contribute interesting thoughts if they can find the time. With respect to the new book, there is a real irony. At $125.00 it is out of the reach for many of the people who, I assume, you would like to see appropriate and use the ideas it contains. Contradictions all the way round. mike On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 8:18 AM, Dr. Paul C. Mocombe < pmocombe@mocombeian.com> wrote: > "Race and class distinctions within black communities: a racial caste in > class" by Paul c. Mocombe, carol tomlin, and cecile wright > > http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415714372/ > > > > Dr. Paul C. Mocombe > President > The Mocombeian Foundation, Inc. > www.mocombeian.com > www.readingroomcurriculum.com