03739nam 2200805 a 450 991097120700332120240313075951.0978184779471018477947189781781702901178170290X9781847792815184779281210.7765/9781847792815(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(Perlego)1526663(EXLCZ)99256000000008585220100720d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe age of Obama the changing place of minorities in British and American society /Tom Clark, Robert D. Putnam, and Edward Fieldhouse1st ed.Manchester 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.9780719082788 0719082781 9780719082771 0719082773 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 relationsMinoritiesSocial conditions.MinoritiesSocial conditions.Emigration and immigration305.800941Clark Tom1976-1813357Putnam Robert D124930Fieldhouse Ed905307MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971207003321The age of Obama4366417UNINA