This important new volume analyzes relations among America’s minority groups, specifically the prospects of political coalitions among those usually unrelated groups: African Americans, Asian-Americans, Latinos, Jews, Arab-Americans, and Native Americans.

This new text analyzes the development of the presidency as the dominant political institution in the United States and raises questions about its future relevance.

Coleman Young was elected Detroit’s first black mayor in 1973, and was the city’s longest-serving chief executive. This volume combines biography with political analysis to outline the basic strategy underlying…