Still a house divided [[electronic resource] ] : race and politics in Obama's America / / Desmond S. King & Rogers M. Smith

• Autore: King Desmond S
• Pubblicazione: Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, 2011
• Edizione: Course Book
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.1196/073
• Soggetto topico: African Americans - Politics and government
• Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations Political aspects History; United States Politics and government 2008-
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Soggetto non controllato: African American reform; African Americans; American Civil War; American homes; American housing system; American racial politics; Arthur W. Mitchell; Barack Obama; Jim Crow; NAACP; affirmative action; antebellum America; antebellum racial alliances; anti-Jim Crow alliances; anti-slavery alliances; coalitions; color blindness; crime; criminal justice; criminal policy; employment policy; employment; ethnic classification; fair housing; governmental classification; housing choices; housing; immigration issues; immigration; majorityЭinority districting; majorityЭinority districts; material race inequalities; modern American schooling; modern racial alliances; multiracial census; nonwhites; policy challenges; political alliance; political dispute; political influence; pro-Jim Crow alliances; pro-slavery alliances; public education; race consciousness; race equality; race-conscious policymaking; race; racial alliances; racial classification; racial equality; racial housing segregation; racial implications; racial inequalities; racial inequality; racial policy alliances; racial policy coalitions; racial policy; racial progress; residential racial integration; rival racial policy; segregation; slavery; workplace
• Altri autori: SmithRogers M. <1953->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- PART ONE. Obama's Inheritance -- Chapter 1. "That They May All Be One". America as a House Divided -- PART TWO. The Making and Unmaking of Racial Hierarchies -- Chapter 2. "That is the last speech he will ever make". The Antebellum Racial Alliances -- Chapter 3. "We of the North were thoroughly wrong". How Racial Alliances Mobilized Ideas and Law -- PART THREE. The Trajectory of Racial Alliances -- Chapter 4. "This backdrop of entrenched inequality". Affirmative Action in Work -- Chapter 5. To "affirmatively further fair housing". Enduring Racial Inequalities in American Homes and Mortgages -- Chapter 6. "To elect one of their own". Racial Alliances and Majority-Minority Districts -- Chapter 7. "Our goal is to have one classification-American". Vouchers for Schools and the Multiracial Census -- Chapter 8. "We can take the people out of the slums, but we cannot take the slums out of the people". How Today's Racial Alliances Shape Laws on Crime and Immigration -- PART FOUR. America's Inheritance -- Chapter 9. Prospects of the House Divided -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Why have American policies failed to reduce the racial inequalities still pervasive throughout the nation? Has President Barack Obama defined new political approaches to race that might spur unity and progress? Still a House Divided examines the enduring divisions of American racial politics and how these conflicts have been shaped by distinct political alliances and their competing race policies. Combining deep historical knowledge with a detailed exploration of such issues as housing, employment, criminal justice, multiracial census categories, immigration, voting in majority-minority districts, and school vouchers, Desmond King and Rogers Smith assess the significance of President Obama's election to the White House and the prospects for achieving constructive racial policies for America's future. Offering a fresh perspective on the networks of governing institutions, political groups, and political actors that influence the structure of American racial politics, King and Smith identify three distinct periods of opposing racial policy coalitions in American history. The authors investigate how today's alliances pit color-blind and race-conscious approaches against one another, contributing to political polarization and distorted policymaking. Contending that President Obama has so far inadequately confronted partisan divisions over race, the authors call for all sides to recognize the need for a balance of policy measures if America is to ever cease being a nation divided. Presenting a powerful account of American political alliances and their contending racial agendas, Still a House Divided sheds light on a policy path vital to the country's future.
• Titolo autorizzato: Still a house divided
• ISBN: 1-283-16901-0; 9786613169013; 1-4008-3976-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456981803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives