Tom Clark, Robert D. Putnam, Edward Fieldhouse

The age of Obama (eBook, ePUB)

The changing place of minorities in British and American society

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

As the world marvelled at a black family moving into the White House, arguments raged over whether America's race relations had truly been transformed. This book looks at the hard facts of life for minorities on both side of the Atlantic, providing an illuminating comparative picture of diversity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847794710
• Artikelnr.: 44001007

Autorenporträt

Tom Clark, Robert D. Putnam, Edward Fieldhouse

Inhaltsangabe

Summary 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 currents of
public opinion 8. Concluding thoughts: making a success of the revolution
Bibliography Index