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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462749703321

Autore

Lewis Angela K.

Titolo

Conservatism in the black community : to the right and misunderstood / / Angela K. Lewis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

9780203112532

1-283-94256-9

0-203-11253-9

1-136-28269-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 p.)

Collana

Routledge series on identity politics

Disciplina

323.1196/073

Soggetti

African Americans - Politics and government

Conservatism - United States

Electronic books.

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Conservatism in America -- Black conservatism -- Community support for conservatism -- Permanent interest: politics of the 21st century.

Sommario/riassunto

Conservatism in the Black Community examines the contemporary meanings of Black Conservatism and its influence on black political behavior, providing a basis for understanding the impact this phenomenon has on black political behavior. Lewis analyzes conservatism within the black ideological framework, while also explaining the meaning of conservatism in the black community. While scholars have argued that the level of support for conservatism among blacks is minimal because conservatism is antithetical to black interest, there are a cadre of conservative political in