The affirmative action puzzle, a living history from reconstruction to today, Melvin I. Urofsky
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The affirmative action puzzle, a living history from reconstruction to today, Melvin I. Urofsky
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-544) and index
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illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
The affirmative action puzzle
Nature of contents
bibliography
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1135981091
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Melvin I. Urofsky
Sub title
a living history from reconstruction to today
Summary
In this important, ambitious, far-reaching book, Urofsky writes about the affirmative action cases decided by the Supreme Court: cases that either upheld or struck down particular plans that affected both governmental and private entities. We come to fully understand the societal impact of affirmative action: how and why it has helped, and inflamed, people of all walks of life; how it has evolved; and how, and why, it is still needed. -, Provided by publisher
Table of contents
Affirmative action before Kennedy -- Kennedy and Johnson -- Affirmative action spreads-and mutates -- Nixon and the Philadelphia plan -- Prejudice persists, affirmative action grows -- Marco Defunis, Allan Bakke, and Brian Weber -- Changing academia -- Backlash and defense -- Blacks and Jews divide -- Women and affirmative action -- The Reagan presidency -- The Court changes its mind -- Mend it, don't end it-or not -- Prop 209 -- Affirmative action and elections -- Seeking diversity in higher education -- Women and affirmative action II -- Other groups, here and abroad -- Bush, Obama, and Fisher -- Yes...and no...and Trump
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