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Philadelphia divided : race & politics in the City of Brotherly Love /
Wolfinger demonstrates how racial tensions in working-class neighborhoods and job sites shaped the contours of mid-twentieth-century liberal and conservative politics. As racial divisions fractured the working class, he argues, Republican leaders exploited these racial fissures to reposition their p...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
The University of North Carolina Press,
[2007]
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| Colección: | UNC Press law publications.
Civil rights and social justice. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Wolfinger demonstrates how racial tensions in working-class neighborhoods and job sites shaped the contours of mid-twentieth-century liberal and conservative politics. As racial divisions fractured the working class, he argues, Republican leaders exploited these racial fissures to reposition their party as the champion of ordinary white citizens besieged by black demands and overwhelmed by liberal government orders. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 318 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-307) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780807878101 0807878103 9781469603551 1469603551 |