{"product_id":"the-colour-bar-code","title":"THE COLOUR BAR CODE - A Satire on the Invention of Race","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eOne cheek swab. Nine colours. A nation sorted overnight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBritain is obsessed with TrueHue, the DNA test that stamps your Heritage Band on a gold certificate marked Accurate to Nature. Then a software glitch shuffles the country. A magistrate turns Yoruba-adjacent, a Lagos tycoon goes Premium Grade, and the Home Secretary is labelled Insufficient Data.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eLead scientist Ada Whitlock-Eze traces the system back to a box of Victorian paint cards, made by her own ancestor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eA sharp, funny satire on the invention of race. \u003cstrong\u003eThere is no white or black. Only \u003cem\u003ebetween\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFor readers of \u003cem\u003eAmericanah\u003c\/em\u003e, Yellowface and \u003cem\u003eThe Sellout\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BookVAULT Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":68168601502000,"sku":"9781808979248","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9781808979248.jpg?v=1792819008","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-colour-bar-code","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}