The Making of Reverse Discrimination : How DeFunis and Bakke Bleached Racism from Equal Protection /

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"As universities were instituting affirmative action in the early 1970s, two white men challenged race-conscious admissions at professional schools. The now-famous cases of DeFunis v. Odegaard (1971-1974) and Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1974-1978)-which opened the door to...

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Main Author: Messer-Davidow, Ellen, 1941- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Odegaard, Charles E., > 1911-1999.
DeFunis, Marco.
Bakke, Allan Paul.
Bakke, Allan Paul > Trials, litigation, etc.
Odegaard, Charles E., > 1911-1999 > Trials, litigation, etc.
DeFunis, Marco > Trials, litigation, etc.
University of California (System). > Regents.
University of California (System). > Regents > Trials, litigation, etc.
Universities and colleges > Admission > Law and legislation.
Trials.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation.
Minorities > Education (Higher)
Discrimination in higher education > Law and legislation.
Affirmative action programs in education > Law and legislation.
Minorities > Education (Higher) > United States.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > United States > History.
Universities and colleges > Admission > Law and legislation > United States > History.
Discrimination in higher education > Law and legislation > United States > History.
Affirmative action programs in education > Law and legislation > United States > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frenemies
  • Just words?
  • The stories they tell
  • Coloring the case
  • Plying fact and law
  • The meanings of DeFunis
  • Slanting the story
  • Textualizing Bakke
  • The Disappearance of Racism
  • Places
  • Conclusion : installing the new racism.

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