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Still a House Divided: Race and Politics in Obama's America (Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives Book 125) by King, Desmond S. ;Smith, Rogers M. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Why race remains the central political issue in America today Why have American policies failed to reduce the racial inequalities still pervasive throughout the nation? Has President Barack Obama defined new political approaches to race that might spur unity and progress? Still a House Divided examines the enduring divisions of American racial politics and how these conflicts have been shaped by distinct political alliances and their competing race policies. Combining deep historical knowledge with a detailed exploration of such issues as housing, employment, criminal justice, multiracial census categories, immigration, voting in majority-minority districts, and school vouchers, Desmond King and Rogers Smith assess the significance of President Obama's election to the White House and the prospects for achieving constructive racial policies for America's future. Offering a fresh perspective on the networks of governing institutions, political groups, and political actors that influence the structure of American racial politics, King and Smith identify three distinct periods of opposing racial policy coalitions in American history. The authors investigate how today's alliances pit
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- Author
- King, Desmond S. ;Smith, Rogers M.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691159621
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Political Science, Science, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
Other editions & translations
- Still a House Divided: Race and Politics in Obama's America (Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives (12 (2011)
- Still a House Divided: Race and Politics in Obama's America (Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives Boo (2017)
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