The age of Obama : The changing place of minorities in British and American society

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Drawing on callaborative research from a team at Harvard and Manchester universities, this book asks how two very different societies are responding to the tide of diversity that is being felt around the rich world. 'The Age of Obama' mixes social scientific rigour with accessible charts a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Clark, Tom
Otros Autores: Fieldhouse, Ed, Putnam, Robert D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Segregation.
Race relations.
Minorities > Social conditions.
Minorities > Political activity.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Minorites > Activite politique.
Relations raciales.
Minorites > Grande-Bretagne > Conditions sociales.
Minorities > Great Britain > Social conditions.
Minorities > United States > Social conditions.
United States.
Great Britain.
Cross-cultural studies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Copyright; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Tables, boxes and figures; Notes on the authors and contributors; 1 Introduction: the diversity revolution; 2 Two concepts in two countries: race and migration; 3 Home truths: how minorities live; 4 The rickety ladder of opportunity: minorities and work; 5 Mosaic or cracked vase? Diversity and community life; 6 Distorting mirrors: media framing and political debate; 7 Tidal generation: politics and deeper currentsin public opinion; 8 Concluding thoughts: making a success of the revolution; Bibliography; Index.

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