The liberty of strangers [[electronic resource] ] : making the American nation / / Desmond King |
Autore | King Desmond S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.8/00973 |
Soggetto topico |
Cultural pluralism - United States
Multiculturalism - United States Nationalism - United States National characteristics, American Group identity - United States Immigrants - United States Assimilation (Sociology) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-56012-6
0-19-534914-8 1-4237-2005-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1 "One People" Nationalism; PART I; 2 How to Become an American; 3 Why Not All Groups Are Equal; 4 Choosing New Members: The Rise of Immigration Restriction; 5 The Drive for Authentic Americans: World War I Nationalism; PART II; 6 World War II and the Challenge to Assimilation; 7 America Abroad at Home: International Pressures and Nationhood; 8 Renewing the American Nation; Conclusion: America's Post-Multiculturalist Settlement; Notes; Index; |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450307503321 |
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The liberty of strangers [[electronic resource] ] : making the American nation / / Desmond King |
Autore | King Desmond S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.8/00973 |
Soggetto topico |
Cultural pluralism - United States
Multiculturalism - United States Nationalism - United States National characteristics, American Group identity - United States Immigrants - United States Assimilation (Sociology) |
ISBN |
1-280-56012-6
0-19-534914-8 1-4237-2005-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1 "One People" Nationalism; PART I; 2 How to Become an American; 3 Why Not All Groups Are Equal; 4 Choosing New Members: The Rise of Immigration Restriction; 5 The Drive for Authentic Americans: World War I Nationalism; PART II; 6 World War II and the Challenge to Assimilation; 7 America Abroad at Home: International Pressures and Nationhood; 8 Renewing the American Nation; Conclusion: America's Post-Multiculturalist Settlement; Notes; Index; |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783683503321 |
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Separate and unequal [[electronic resource] ] : Black Americans and the US federal government / / Desmond King |
Autore | King Desmond S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Clarendon Press |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.6/396073 |
Soggetto topico |
African Americans in the civil service
African Americans - Segregation |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-159968-9
9786612052262 1-282-05226-8 0-19-152109-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""PART I: THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT""; ""1. The Politics of Segregation in Post-Reconstruction America""; ""PART II: SEGREGATION IN THE US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT""; ""2. Joining the Government: �Because I Dared to be Black�""; ""3. Working in a Federal Agency: Social Ostracism and Discrimination""; ""PART III: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND SEGREGATION BEYOND WASHINGTON""; ""4. �A Great Shadow over our “Civil Rights� �: Fighting for the Government""; ""5. Serving Time with the Government: Federal Penitentiaries""
""6. The Federal Government in a Segregated Society: Public Employment Exchanges and Housing Programmes""""PART IV: THE LEGACIES OF SEGREGATED RACE RELATIONS""; ""7. Conclusion""; ""Appendix 1. The Politics of Segregation in the United States""; ""Appendix 2. Segregation in Government""; ""Appendix 3. Statistical Profile of Black American Employees in the Federal Government""; ""Appendix 4. Strikes settled by the FEPC 1943�1944""; ""Appendix 5. Major Civil Rights Laws 1957�1991""; ""Notes to Chapters""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H"" ""I""""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454674103321 |
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Oxford, : Clarendon Press | ||
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Separate and unequal : Black Americans and the US federal government / / Desmond King |
Autore | King Desmond S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Clarendon Press |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 352 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 331.6/396073 |
Soggetto topico |
African Americans in the civil service
African Americans - Segregation |
ISBN |
0-19-159968-9
9786612052262 1-282-05226-8 0-19-152109-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""PART I: THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT""; ""1. The Politics of Segregation in Post-Reconstruction America""; ""PART II: SEGREGATION IN THE US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT""; ""2. Joining the Government: Because I Dared to be Black""; ""3. Working in a Federal Agency: Social Ostracism and Discrimination""; ""PART III: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND SEGREGATION BEYOND WASHINGTON""; ""4. A Great Shadow over our Civil Rights: Fighting for the Government""; ""5. Serving Time with the Government: Federal Penitentiaries""
""6. The Federal Government in a Segregated Society: Public Employment Exchanges and Housing Programmes""""PART IV: THE LEGACIES OF SEGREGATED RACE RELATIONS""; ""7. Conclusion""; ""Appendix 1. The Politics of Segregation in the United States""; ""Appendix 2. Segregation in Government""; ""Appendix 3. Statistical Profile of Black American Employees in the Federal Government""; ""Appendix 4. Strikes settled by the FEPC 1943-1944""; ""Appendix 5. Major Civil Rights Laws 1957-1991""; ""Notes to Chapters""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778099003321 |
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Oxford : , : Clarendon Press | ||
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Still a house divided [[electronic resource] ] : race and politics in Obama's America / / Desmond S. King & Rogers M. Smith |
Autore | King Desmond S |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
Disciplina | 323.1196/073 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SmithRogers M. <1953-> |
Collana | Princeton studies in American politics: historical, international, and comparative perspectives |
Soggetto topico | African Americans - Politics and government |
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 |
ISBN |
1-283-16901-0
9786613169013 1-4008-3976-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456981803321 |
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Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, 2011 | ||
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Still a house divided [[electronic resource] ] : race and politics in Obama's America / / Desmond S. King & Rogers M. Smith |
Autore | King Desmond S |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
Disciplina | 323.1196/073 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SmithRogers M. <1953-> |
Collana | Princeton studies in American politics: historical, international, and comparative perspectives |
Soggetto topico | African Americans - Politics and government |
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 |
ISBN |
1-283-16901-0
9786613169013 1-4008-3976-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781475103321 |
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Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, 2011 | ||
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