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American History, Race and the Struggle for Equality
Masaki Kawashima
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Description for American History, Race and the Struggle for Equality
hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 539.
Powerfully synthesizing major currents in the field, this book addresses the issue of inequality across American politics and society, using race as a lens for the exploration of major themes in American history. It considers the concept of race as a social construction, against the background of the historical struggles for “fairness” in a society based on the framework of democracy, whose principle is that majority’s consent be necessary for the fulfillment of “justice.”
Foregrounding problems of race, capital, and political economy, it particularly examines the connections between race and class, the relationship of slavery and national politics, and the ... Read more
Powerfully synthesizing major currents in the field, this book addresses the issue of inequality across American politics and society, using race as a lens for the exploration of major themes in American history. It considers the concept of race as a social construction, against the background of the historical struggles for “fairness” in a society based on the framework of democracy, whose principle is that majority’s consent be necessary for the fulfillment of “justice.”
Foregrounding problems of race, capital, and political economy, it particularly examines the connections between race and class, the relationship of slavery and national politics, and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789811019760
SKU
V9789811019760
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99-15
About Masaki Kawashima
Professor Masaki Kawashima is Director of the Center for American Studies (CAS), Editor of Nanzan Review of American Studies (NRAS), and Professor of American History at the Department of British and American Studies, Nanzan University, Japan. Professor Kawashima obtained his Litt.D. at Kyoto University, Japan, and has been researching and publishing on American history for over 30 years.
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