03879nam 2200841 a 450 991082890320332120200520144314.01-84779-471-81-78170-290-X1-84779-281-210.7765/9781847792815(CKB)2560000000085852(EBL)1069671(OCoLC)818847448(SSID)ssj0000712716(PQKBManifestationID)12280891(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712716(PQKBWorkID)10649560(PQKB)11566558(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085709(OCoLC)1096215709(MdBmJHUP)muse78028(Au-PeEL)EBL1069671(CaPaEBR)ebr10623380(CaONFJC)MIL843688(MiAaPQ)EBC1069671(DE-B1597)659741(DE-B1597)9781847792815(EXLCZ)99256000000008585220100720d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe age of Obama[electronic resource] the changing place of minorities in British and American society /Tom Clark, Robert D. Putnam, and Edward FieldhouseManchester Manchester University Press ;New York Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan20101 online resource (177 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7190-8278-1 0-7190-8277-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexDrawing 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 byMinoritiesUnited StatesSocial conditionsMinoritiesGreat BritainSocial conditionsEmigration and immigrationCross-cultural studiesUnited StatesRace relationsGreat BritainRace relationsAfrican Americans.British Obama.collaborative research.community life.diversity.injustice.minorities.public opinion.rich world.tolerance.MinoritiesSocial conditions.MinoritiesSocial conditions.Emigration and immigration305.800941Clark Tom1976-1624655Putnam Robert D124930Fieldhouse Ed905307MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828903203321The age of Obama3959770UNINA