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When Affirmative Action Was White : An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth Century Amer by Ira Katznelson (2006, Trade Paperback)

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When Affirmative Action Was White : An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America, Paperback by Katznelson, Ira, ISBN 0393328511, ISBN-13 9780393328516, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A study on the lesser-known origins of affirmative action argues that key programs passed during the New Deal and Fair Deal era of the 1930s and 1940s were purposefully discriminatory, revealing how Southern democrats widened the gap between black and white Americans through specific restrictions in social security, the GI bill, and landmark labor laws. Reprint.

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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.

ISBN-100393328511

ISBN-139780393328516

eBay Product ID (ePID)50865571

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Book TitleWhen Affirmative Action Was White : an Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth Century Amer

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Discrimination & Race Relations, Civil Rights, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Presidents & Heads of State, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, African American

GenreLaw, Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorIra Katznelson

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight8.8 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-024359

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsWhen Affirmative Action Was White was one of the first books that helped me concretely understand how racism was embedded into federal policy., Stories materialize as if from dreams... He dealt in myths and universals, not daily reality.... Purdy's characters never question the fallen state of the world in which they find themselves or the terrible things done to or by otherwise unexceptional individuals. The author makes no claims that they deserve better, or that problems are there to be solved. Even in the more naturalistic stories, violence and sexual compulsion, gay and straight, are part of the background music. Maliciousness is just another word for manners., Purdy's short stories are often brief and propelled by dialogue rich with the quirks and profanities of the American vernacular.... They also tend to convey a pervasive sense of moral compromise or emotional damage in the lives of their characters.... The thick volume gathers all of Purdy's stories--fifty-six in all, including seven previously unpublished ones--for the first time., Ira Katznelson has made a major contribution to the affirmative action debate...[His] book makes as strong a case as I have ever seen for vigorous action to bring about equal opportunities for African-Americans., Katznelson's explosive analysis provides us with a new and painful understanding of how politics and race intersect., Ira Katznelson has made a major contribution to the affirmative action debate.... [His] book makes as strong a case as I have ever seen for vigorous action to bring about equal opportunities for African-Americans., A fresh, highly readable, first-rate history of public policy that gives us new insights and arguments for addressing...undemocratic gaps of income and wealth.

Dewey Decimal323.1196/073/00904

SynopsisA 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.", 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.", 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.", 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."