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Still a House Divided: Race and Politics in Obama´s America
Desmond King
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Description for Still a House Divided: Race and Politics in Obama´s America
Hardback. Offering a fresh perspective on the networks of governing institutions, political groups, and political actors that influence the structure of American racial politics, this title identifies three distinct periods of opposing racial policy coalitions in American history. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 halftones. 36 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 678.
Why have American policies failed to reduce the racial inequalities still pervasive throughout the nation? Has President Barack Obama defined new political approaches to race that might spur unity and progress? "Still a House Divided" examines the enduring divisions of American racial politics and how these conflicts have been shaped by distinct political alliances and their competing race policies. Combining deep historical knowledge with a detailed exploration of such issues as housing, employment, criminal justice, multiracial census categories, immigration, voting in majority-minority districts, and school vouchers, Desmond King and Rogers Smith assess the significance of President Obama's election to the ... Read more
Why have American policies failed to reduce the racial inequalities still pervasive throughout the nation? Has President Barack Obama defined new political approaches to race that might spur unity and progress? "Still a House Divided" examines the enduring divisions of American racial politics and how these conflicts have been shaped by distinct political alliances and their competing race policies. Combining deep historical knowledge with a detailed exploration of such issues as housing, employment, criminal justice, multiracial census categories, immigration, voting in majority-minority districts, and school vouchers, Desmond King and Rogers Smith assess the significance of President Obama's election to the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691142630
SKU
V9780691142630
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About Desmond King
Desmond S. King is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of American Government at the University of Oxford. His many books include "The Liberty of Strangers: Making the American Nation". Rogers M. Smith is the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. His many books include "Stories of Peoplehood".
Reviews for Still a House Divided: Race and Politics in Obama´s America
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2012 "[King and Smith] accurately survey the history and the evolution of American thinking on race."
Richard D. Kahlenberg, New Republic "Still a House Divided is quite an achievement... This is an outstanding work."
Choice "Essential reading for scholars of race, politics and policy. It provides a rich and textured analysis that is accessible and ... Read more
Richard D. Kahlenberg, New Republic "Still a House Divided is quite an achievement... This is an outstanding work."
Choice "Essential reading for scholars of race, politics and policy. It provides a rich and textured analysis that is accessible and ... Read more