Race Versus Class

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...superbly utilizes social research and analyses to illuminate the public policy debate over one of our thorniest issues, affirmative action. We are indebted to Carol Swain and her contributing authors for producing a work that sheds light and clarityon a subject that too often generates only heat. -- Bert A. Rockman, Perdue University Carol Swain has assembled a collection of interesting, insightful, and thought provoking essays on one of the most contentious political questions of the last two decades. The essays provide crisp analysis and offer a new foundation on which future policy options might be built. Those interested in contemporary race relations and their impact on public policy should definitely read this book. -- Kerry L. Haynie, Rutgers University-New Brunswick Carol Swain has assembled a collection of interesting, insightful, and thought provoking essays on one of the most contentious political questions of the last two decades. The essays provide crisp analysis and offer a new foundation on which future policy options might be built. Those interested in contemporary race relations and their impact on public policy should definitely read this book. -- Kerry L. Haynie, Rutgers University-New Brunswick ...superbly utilizes social research and analyses to illuminate the public policy debate over one of our thorniest issues, affirmative action. We are indebted to Carol Swain and her contributing authors for producing a work that sheds light and clarity on a subject that too often generates only heat. -- Bert A. Rockman, Perdue University