When Affirmative Action Was White - An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America (Paperback, New Ed)

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."

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2006
First published:	August 2006
Authors:	Ira Katznelson
Dimensions:	210 x 139 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	238
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-32851-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-393-32851-1
Barcode:	9780393328516

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