Fr. 236.00

The Politics of Race - African Americans and the Political System

English · Hardback

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A study of the relationship between race and American politics, organised around the institutions and processes of American government. It includes readings by individuals like Bill Clinton, Charles Hamilton, and Carol Swain, across a wide variety of ideological perspectives.

List of contents

About the Contributors, Preface, I. Overview, l. The Politics of Race, 2. Rejection and Protest: An Historical Sketch, 3. Race and the Crisis of the American Spirit, II. Cultural Politics and Political Ideology, 4. Postmodem Racial Politics in the United States: Difference and Inequality, 5. Malcolm X and the Revival of Black Nationalism, 6. False Prophet: The Rise of Louis Farrakhan, 7. The New Black Conservatives, III. Interest Groups and Political Parties, 8. The Dual Agenda of African American Organizations since the New Deal: Social Welfare Policies and Civil Rights, 9. The Democrats and Liberal Guilt, 10. The 1992 Republican "Tent": No Blacks Walked In, 11. In Quest of African American Political Woman, 12. Gender, Race, and the State Legislature: A Research Note on the Double Disadvantage Hypothesis, V. Congress, 13. The Congressional Black Caucus Revolution, 14. Strategies for Increasing Black Representation in Congress, 15. What Color Is Your Gerrymander? The Constitution and White Minority Districts, VI. The Presidency, 16. The Politics of Race: From Kennedy to Reagan, 17. The Reagan Attack on Race Liberalism, VII. The Judicial System, 18. The Constitution, the Supreme Court, and Racism: Compromises on the Way to Democracy, 19. The New Supreme Court and the Politics of Racial Equality, 20. Beyond the Rodney King Story: Police Conduct and Community Relations, VIII. State and Urban Politics, 21. Can Black Candidates Win Statewide Elections?, 22. The End of the Rainbow: America's Changing Urban Politics, 23. Race and the American City, 24. How the Rioters Won, IX. Public Policy, 25. The Urban Underclass and the Poverty Paradox, 26. How the Great Society "destroyed the American family", 27. The Clinton Administration and African-Americans, About the Editor

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Theodore Reuter

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