| Description |
xi, 282 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-267) and index. |
| Contents |
Understanding key concepts of equality -- Reconstruction and equal protection -- Early interpretations of equal protection -- Laissez-faire and economic equal protection -- The path to Brown v. Board of Education -- Segregation and desegregation : the consequences of Brown -- Integration, busing, and group-regarding equality -- Affirmative action programs in higher education and employment -- Equal protection and sex discrimination -- Breaking new ground for categorical discrimination -- Equality from a multinational perspective -- Conclusion : equality for future reference. |
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Equality before the law -- United States.
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Equality before the law. |
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United States. |
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Constitutional amendments -- United States.
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Constitutional amendments. |
| ISBN |
0700605479 hardcover alkaline paper $35.00 (tentative) |
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0700605487 paper alkaline paper $14.95 (tentative) |
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