| When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America Contributor(s): Katznelson, Ira (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393328511 ISBN-13: 9780393328516 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: A groundbreaking work that exposes the twisted origins of affirmative action. In this "penetrating new analysis" ("New York Times Book Review") Ira Katznelson fundamentally recasts our understanding of twentieth-century American history and demonstrates that all the key programs passed during the New Deal and Fair Deal era of the 1930s and 1940s were created in a deeply discriminatory manner. Through mechanisms designed by Southern Democrats that specifically excluded maids and farm workers, the gap between blacks and whites actually widened despite postwar prosperity. In the words of noted historian Eric Foner, "Katznelson's incisive book should change the terms of debate about affirmative action, and about the last seventy years of American history." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations |
| Dewey: 323.119 |
| LCCN: 2004024359 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.55 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: In this "penetrating new analysis" (New York Times Book Review) Ira Katznelson fundamentally recasts our understanding of twentieth-century American history and demonstrates that all the key programs passed during the New Deal and Fair Deal era of the 1930s and 1940s were created in a deeply discriminatory manner. Through mechanisms designed by Southern Democrats that specifically excluded maids and farm workers, the gap between blacks and whites actually widened despite postwar prosperity. In the words of noted historian Eric Foner, "Katznelson's incisive book should change the terms of debate about affirmative action, and about the last seventy years of American history." |
Contributor Bio(s): Katznelson, Ira: - Ira Katznelson is Columbia University's Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History. Having served as president of the American Political Science Association, he is a member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He is also the author of Fear Itself and When Affirmative Action Was White. |