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Behind the mule : race and class in African-American politics /
Political scientists and social choice theorists often assume that economic diversification within a group produces divergent political beliefs and behaviors. Michael Dawson demonstrates, however, that the growth of a black middle class has left race as the dominant influence on African- American po...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
c1994.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Political scientists and social choice theorists often assume that economic diversification within a group produces divergent political beliefs and behaviors. Michael Dawson demonstrates, however, that the growth of a black middle class has left race as the dominant influence on African- American politics. Why have African Americans remained so united in most of their political attitudes? To account for this phenomenon, Dawson develops a new theory of group interests that emphasizes perceptions of "linked fates" and black economic subordination.-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 234 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-225) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0691212988 9780691212982 |