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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459006703321

Autore

Kuykendall Ronald A

Titolo

Social crisis and social demoralization [[electronic resource] ] : the dynamics of status in American race relations / / Ronald A. Kuykendall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Portland, OR, : Arissa Media Group, 2005

ISBN

1-936900-14-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (129 p.)

Disciplina

305.8

305.800973

Soggetti

African Americans - Politics and government

African Americans - Social conditions

Power (Social sciences) - United States

Racism - United States

Electronic books.

United States Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [115]-122.).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE The Dynamics of Status in American Race Relations; CHAPTER TWO Race Relations and the Meaning of American Nationhood; CHAPTER THREE Political Class Struggle and the Race Problem; CHAPTER FOUR From Revolutionary Potential to Revolution; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX; REFERENCES

Sommario/riassunto

This alternative perspective on the problem of American race relations takes sharp aim at the issues of status, power, and political class. Arguing that the racial problem is a political class conflict that must be resolved through revolutionary struggle, this insightful exploration adeptly unravels the complex interrelationships of status, political repression, and social stratification involved in American race issues. As the social crisis of race relations threatens to boil over in 21st century America, the content of this book is a critical look at the