International Politics and Civil Rights Policies in the United States, 1941 1960

by Azza S. Layton

Book Overview

Despite the impressive volume of literature on the civil rights movement and US race policies, the connection between American foreign policy during World War II and the postwar years and America's race policy remains largely unexplored. Focusing on this gap, Professor Layton's book shows that the revolutionary changes in world politics in the wake of WWII created new opportunities and pressure points for reforming US race policies. The Holocaust,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521660025
• ISBN13: 9780521660020
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"