| Description |
1 online resource (190 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Hoover studies in politics, economics, and society
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Hoover studies in politics, economics, and society.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The remedial ideal and the demand for racial justice -- Group disadvantage and the case of race -- Racial disparities and human capital deficits -- The psychology of victimization -- Is self-help possible? -- Reparations, affirmative action, and the relationship of race and class. |
| Summary |
Black Americans continue to lag behind on many measures of social and economic well-being. Conventional wisdom holds that these inequalities can only be eliminated by eradicating racism and providing well-funded social programs. In Race, Wrongs, and Remedies, Amy L. Wax applies concepts from the law of remedies to show that the conventional wisdom is mistaken. She argues that effectively addressing today's persistent racial disparities requires dispelling the confusion surrounding blacks' own role in achieving equality. The evidence overwhelmingly suggests that discrimination against blacks h. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Race awareness -- United States.
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Race awareness. |
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United States. |
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African Americans -- Social conditions.
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African Americans -- Social conditions. |
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Discrimination -- United States.
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Discrimination. |
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Remedies (Law) -- United States.
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Remedies (Law) |
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Racism -- United States.
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Racism. |
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United States -- Race relations.
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Race relations. |
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Equality before the law -- United States.
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Equality before the law. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Racism. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Wax, Amy (Amy L.). Race, wrongs, and remedies. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield ; Stanford, Calif. : Published in cooperation with Hoover Institution, Stanford University, ©2009 9780742562868 (OCoLC)191727905 |
| ISBN |
9781442200272 (electronic book) |
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1442200278 (electronic book) |
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9780742562868 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0742562867 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
9786612607769 |
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