Presidency and the Politics of Racial Inequality - Nation-Keeping From 1831 to 1965

Summary

Focusing on the most explosive and enduring of equality movements--the struggle for social and economic parity by African Americans--Riley argues that the president's unwritten mandate as the designated protector of domestic social order is to suppress or moderate major social change. Only in extreme circumstances have presidents become advocates of serious reform.

Product details

• Authors: Russell Riley, Russell L. Riley
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.05.1999
• EAN: 9780231107228
• ISBN: 978-0-231-10722-8
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century; Power, Conflict, & Democracy: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics Into the 21st Century; Power, Conflict, and Democracy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; USA, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Political science & theory, Political structure & processes, United States of America, USA, Political science and theory, Human rights, civil rights, Central / national / federal government, Political structure and processes, Central government