The age of Obama : the changing place of minorities in British and American society / / Tom Clark, Robert D. Putnam, and Edward Fieldhouse
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Clark Tom <1976->
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| Titolo: |
The age of Obama : the changing place of minorities in British and American society / / Tom Clark, Robert D. Putnam, and Edward Fieldhouse
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| Pubblicazione: | Manchester, : Manchester University Press |
| New York, : Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (177 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.800941 |
| Soggetto topico: | Minorities - United States - Social conditions |
| Minorities - Great Britain - Social conditions | |
| Emigration and immigration | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Race relations |
| Great Britain Race relations | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | African Americans |
| British Obama | |
| collaborative research | |
| community life | |
| diversity | |
| injustice | |
| minorities | |
| public opinion | |
| rich world | |
| tolerance | |
| Altri autori: |
PutnamRobert D
FieldhouseEd
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| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The age of Obama |
| ISBN: | 1-84779-471-8 |
| 1-78170-290-X | |
| 1-84779-281-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910828903203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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