The Assault on Diversity - An Organized Challenge to Racial and Gender Justice

An essential handbook on the complex network of conservative foundations, think tanks, legal advocacy groups, and coordinating structures working to undermine the historic gains of the civil rights movement.

Sommario

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Foreword Chapter 3 The New Threat to Diversity Chapter 4 The Historical Background of the Battle Against Affirmative Action Chapter 5 The Political Battle: Ballot Initiatives, Media Outreach, and Legislative Action Chapter 6 The Legal Battle: Strategic Litigation and Networking Chapter 7 The Assault on Diversity and the Coming to Power of the George W. Bush Administration

Info autore

Lee Cokorinos, research director at the Institute for Democracy Studies in New York, has been conducting research on political movements in the United States and Africa for over two decades.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lee Cokorinos, Cokorinos Lee
• Editore: Rowman & Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.04.2003
• EAN: 9780742524767
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2476-7
• Dimensioni: 148 mm x 228 mm x 12 mm
• Peso: 295 g
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; USA, Ethnic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, Social discrimination & inequality, United States of America, USA, Civil rights & citizenship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Civics and citizenship, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General