This book offers historical perspective on the 2008 presidential election and its importance for reclaiming America's original ideal. Cultural hostilities more irreconcilable than any since the Civil War have divided America in two. In November 2008, the American people elected …
'Race, Nation, Class' is a key dialogue on identity and nationalism by major critics of capitalism.
A signal work in contemporary race theory and the study of nationalism, Race, Nation, Class brings the conditions of presentday racism into focus. Situating racial and ethnic relations within the social structures maintained by nationalist ideologies, class interests, and veiled…
"Most incidents of urban unrest in recent decades - including the riots in France, Britain and other Western countries - have followed lethal interactions between the youth and the police. Usually these take place in disadvantaged neighborhoods composed of working-class families…
While the figure of 'the immigrant' has become a topic of moral and political concern in Europe, little is known about how young adult migrants or descendants experience the complex processes of inclusion and exclusion in different life arenas. This book is the result of a multi…
Published version of the author's doctoral thesis delivered in 2005 to the Law Faculty of the University of Norway, Oslo. Argues that traditional complaint-based antidiscrimination laws are inherently inadequate to respond to systemic employment discrimination. Evaluates legal r…
More than forty years have passed since Congress, in response to the Civil Rights Movement, enacted sweeping antidiscrimination laws in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. As a signal achievement of that legacy, in 2008,…
Demonstrates that, despite progress toward racial equality, African Americans remain disadvantaged on virtually all measures of well-being. This title shows why racial integration is needed to address these issues. It offers an examination of how racial integration can lead to a…
Uses economic analysis to explore justice and efficiency, primitive law, privacy, and constitutional regulation of racial discrimination.
