Redefining Equality
Published on 23. April 1998
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-19-511664-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book brings together essays from a distinguished group of scholars, presenting an array of views about the meaning of equality and providing perspectives on the on-going debates about it. By bringing together essays from prominent writers in America in law, history, and social science, the collection presents a range of opinions and insights that speak to America's ability to define and deal with the politics of equality.
Reviews / Votes
What emerges with almost painful clarity from a reading of these well-informed pieces is the near intractability of the problem of reaching a consensus on which effective governmental action could be based. * Brynmor Thomas *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
line figures, tables
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-511664-9 (9780195116649)
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Redefining Equality
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08/1998
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Redefining Equality
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Content
1: Davison M. Douglas and Neal Devins: The Pursuit of Equality
2: Kathryn Abrams: Equality and Impasse: Mobilizing Group-Based Perspectives in an Era of Group-Blindness
3: Reva Siegel: Civil Rights Reform in Historical Perspective: Regulating Marital Violence
4: David A. Strauss: The Illusory Distinction Between Equality of Opportunity and Equality of Result
5: Jennifer L. Hochschild: The Word 'American' Ends in 'Can': The Ambiguous Promise of the American Dream
6: Jeremy Rabkin: Racial Divisions and Judicial Obstructions
7: Hugh Davis Graham: The Politics of Clientele Capture: Civil Rights Policy and the Reagan Administration
8: Christine H. Rossell: The Convergence of Black and White Attitudes on School Desegregation Issues
9: Drew S. Days III: Brown Blues: Rethinking the Integrative Ideal
10: Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic: The Social Construction of Brown v. Board of Education: Law Reform and the Reconstructive Paradox
11: Gerald N. Rosenberg: The Irrelevant Court: The Supreme Court's Inability to Influence Popular Beliefs about Equality (or Anything Else)
12: Erwin Chemerinsky: Can Courts Make a Difference?
13: David J. Garrow: The Supreme Court's Pursuit of Equality and Liberty and the Burdens of History
14: Neal Devins: The Judicial Role in Equality Decision-Making
2: Kathryn Abrams: Equality and Impasse: Mobilizing Group-Based Perspectives in an Era of Group-Blindness
3: Reva Siegel: Civil Rights Reform in Historical Perspective: Regulating Marital Violence
4: David A. Strauss: The Illusory Distinction Between Equality of Opportunity and Equality of Result
5: Jennifer L. Hochschild: The Word 'American' Ends in 'Can': The Ambiguous Promise of the American Dream
6: Jeremy Rabkin: Racial Divisions and Judicial Obstructions
7: Hugh Davis Graham: The Politics of Clientele Capture: Civil Rights Policy and the Reagan Administration
8: Christine H. Rossell: The Convergence of Black and White Attitudes on School Desegregation Issues
9: Drew S. Days III: Brown Blues: Rethinking the Integrative Ideal
10: Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic: The Social Construction of Brown v. Board of Education: Law Reform and the Reconstructive Paradox
11: Gerald N. Rosenberg: The Irrelevant Court: The Supreme Court's Inability to Influence Popular Beliefs about Equality (or Anything Else)
12: Erwin Chemerinsky: Can Courts Make a Difference?
13: David J. Garrow: The Supreme Court's Pursuit of Equality and Liberty and the Burdens of History
14: Neal Devins: The Judicial Role in Equality Decision-Making