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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100307949362
ISBN-139780307949363
eBay Product ID (ePID)204103384
Product Key Features
Book TitleFor Discrimination : Race, Affirmative Action, and the Law
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicDiscrimination & Race Relations, Public Policy / Social Policy, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year2015
GenrePolitical Science, Social Science
AuthorRandall Kennedy
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight8.6 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.1 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisThe definitive reckoning with one of America's most explosively contentious and divisive issues--from "one of our most important and perceptive writers on race and the law.... The mere fact that he wrote this book is all the justification necessary for reading it."-- The Washington Post What precisely is affirmative action, and why is it fiercely championed by some and just as fiercely denounced by others? Does it signify a boon or a stigma? Or is it simply reverse discrimination? What are its benefits and costs to American society? What are the exact indicia determining who should or should not be accorded affirmative action? When should affirmative action end, if it must? Randall Kennedy gives us a concise and deeply personal overview of the policy, refusing to shy away from the myriad complexities of an issue that continues to bedevil American race relations., The definitive reckoning with Affirmative Action, one of America's most explosively contentious and divisive issues--from "one of our most important and perceptive writers on race and the law."-- The Washington Post "A clear-eyed take on America's battle over affirmative action and diversity.... [Kennedy] goes straight at the issue with fearlessness and a certain cheekiness." -- Los Angeles Times "Compelling.... Powerful." --Wall Street Journal What precisely is affirmative action, and why is it fiercely championed by some and just as fiercely denounced by others? Does it signify a boon or a stigma? Or is it simply reverse discrimination? What are its benefits and costs to American society? What are the exact indicia determining who should or should not be accorded affirmative action? When should affirmative action end, if it must? Randall Kennedy gives us a concise and deeply personal overview of the policy, refusing to shy away from the myriad complexities of an issue that continues to bedevil American race relations., For Discrimination is at once the definitive reckoning with one of America's most explosively contentious and divisive issues and a principled work of advocacy for clearly defined justice. What precisely is affirmative action, and why is it fiercely championed by some and just as fiercely denounced by others? Does it signify a boon or a stigma? Or is it simply reverse discrimination? What are its benefits and costs to American society? What are the exact indicia determining who should or should not be accorded affirmative action? When should affirmative action end, if it must? Randall Kennedy gives us a concise and deeply personal overview of the policy, refusing to shy away from the myriad complexities of an issue that continues to bedevil American race relations.