Classifying by Race

Book Overview

The contemporary debate over racial classification has been dominated by fringe voices in American society. Cries from the right say history should be abrogated and public policy made color-blind, while zealots of the left insist that all customs, language, institutions, and practices are racially tinged and that only aggressive, color-conscious programs can reverse the course of American history. The essays in this volume, however, recognize that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691631352
• ISBN13: 9780691631356
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"