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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465192203321

Autore

Clark Tom <1976->

Titolo

The age of Obama [[electronic resource] ] : the changing place of minorities in British and American society / / Tom Clark, Robert D. Putnam, and Edward Fieldhouse

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, : Manchester University Press

New York, : Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

ISBN

1-78170-290-X

1-84779-281-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PutnamRobert D

FieldhouseEd

Disciplina

305.800941

Soggetti

Minorities - United States - Social conditions

Minorities - Great Britain - Social conditions

Emigration and immigration

Electronic books.

United States Race relations

Great Britain 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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

9780719082771; 9780719082771; Copyright; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Tables, boxes and figures; Notes on the authors and contributors; 1 Introduction: the diversity revolution; 2 Two concepts in two countries: race and migration; 3 Home truths: how minorities live; 4 The rickety ladder of opportunity: minorities and work; 5 Mosaic or cracked vase? Diversity and community life; 6 Distorting mirrors: media framing and political debate; 7 Tidal generation: politics and deeper currentsin public opinion; 8 Concluding thoughts: making a success of the revolution; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on collaborative research from a distinguished team at Harvard and Manchester universities, *The age of Obama* asks how two very different societies are responding to the tide of diversity that is being felt around the rich world. *Guardian* journalist Tom Clark,



Robert D. Putnam - best-selling author of *Bowling alone* - and Manchester's Edward Fieldhouse offer a wonderfully readable account. Like *Bowling alone*, *The age of Obama* mixes social scientific rigor with accessible charts and lively arguments. It will be enjoyed by politics, sociology and geography students, as well as by