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Abigail Thernstrom,Stephan Thernstrom
These twenty-five essays, covering a range of areas from religion and immigration to family structure and crime, examine America’s changing racial and ethnic scene. They clearly show that old civil…
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The distinguished authors of American in Black and White offer a meticulously documented and powerfully written ( The Boston Globe ) book that examines the troubling racial gap that persists…
Twenty-five essays covering a range of areas from religion and immigration to family structure and crime examine America’s changing racial and ethnic scene. They clearly show that old civil rights…
Stephan Thernstrom,Abigail M Thernstrom
This wide-reaching survey of race relations in America over the past 50 years takes a controversial stance: that the perception of serious race divisions in this country is outdated–and dangerous.
Stephan Thernstrom
Embedded in the consciousness of Americans throughout much of the country’s history has been the American Dream: that every citizen, no matter how humble his beginnings, is free to climb…
Abigail M. Thernstrom
In this absorbing book, political scientist Abigail Thernstrom analyzes the radical transformation of the Voting Rights Act in the years since its passage. Whose Votes Count? should stimulate the overdue…
Abigail Thernstrom
n this provocative book, Abigail Thernstrom argues that southern resistance to black political power began a process by which the act was radically revised both for good and ill. Congress…
14 essays cover cities in United States, Canada, England, France, and Columbia. Contributors include Norman Birnbaum, Stuart Blumin, Michael Frisch, Clyde Griffen, Herbert Gutman, Michael Katz, Peter Knights, Lynn Lees…
The Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups is a guide to the history, culture, and distinctive characteristics of the more than 100 ethnic groups who live in the United States…
Bernard Bailyn,Donald Fleming,Oscar Handlin,Stephan Thernstrom
This book provides insights into a past still important today. The authors cover the origins of Harvard and the foundations of its character, structure, and style of governance; the shifting…
Debo P. Adegbile
Discusses whether the rights of minority voters still need Federal protection
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