Aimed at students and general readers, this text examines the American media's racial discourses and shows how the dominant ones help maintain inequality. Larson (political science, Dickinson College) looks at all major media including television, film, newspapers, radio, and magazines and systematically analyzes their representation of the four largest minority groups in the United States: African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans. Particular attention is paid to media coverage of social movements for racial justice and politicians of color. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)