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Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream
Greer
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Description for Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream
Paperback. In an age where racial and ethnic identity intersect, intertwine, and interact in increasingly complex ways, Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream offers a superb and rigorous analysis of black politics and coalitions in the post-Civil Rights era. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
In an age where racial and ethnic identity intersect, intertwine, and interact in increasingly complex ways, Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream offers a superb and rigorous analysis of black politics and coalitions in the post-Civil Rights era. Using an original survey of a New York City labor population and multiple national data sources, author Christina M. Greer explores the political significance of ethnicity for new immigrant and native-born blacks. Black Ethnics concludes that racial and ethnic identities affect the ways in which black ethnic groups conceptualize their possibilities for advancement and placement within the ... Read more
In an age where racial and ethnic identity intersect, intertwine, and interact in increasingly complex ways, Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream offers a superb and rigorous analysis of black politics and coalitions in the post-Civil Rights era. Using an original survey of a New York City labor population and multiple national data sources, author Christina M. Greer explores the political significance of ethnicity for new immigrant and native-born blacks. Black Ethnics concludes that racial and ethnic identities affect the ways in which black ethnic groups conceptualize their possibilities for advancement and placement within the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199989317
SKU
V9780199989317
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About Greer
Christina M. Greer is an assistant professor of Political Science at Fordham University. Her research and teaching focus on American politics, race and ethnicity, urban politics, and public opinion. Greer is currently conducting research on the 150 year history of African Americans who have sought the executive office in the US. She received her B. A. from Tufts University and ... Read more
Reviews for Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream
If Black Ethnics had focused on only one of its two subjects - the racial and ethnic identities of foreign-born blacks in the United States, or the racial and political activities of an important public sector labor union - it would have been valuable and illuminating. Its gift to readers is attention to both of these subjects as well as ... Read more