Behind the Mule

By Michael C. Dawson

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691087709
• ISBN13: 9780691087702
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 6.5"