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Books on: "MINORITIES CIVIL RIGHTS" (Subject)

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1.

Face to Face: The Changing State of Racism across America

Book by James Waller; Insight Books, 1998

Subjects:

Minorities--Civil Rights--United States, Racism--United States, United States--Race Relations

Collections: History, Entire Library

Face to Face is a bold and compelling analysis of race in America. Waller challenges the myth that life is good for racial minorities by presenting extensive survey and demographic data articulating the continuing, and pronounced, existence of racial disparities.
The author disputes the idea that ...
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Face to Face is a bold and compelling analysis of race in America. Waller challenges the myth that life is good for racial minorities by presenting extensive survey and demographic data articulating the continuing, and pronounced, existence of racial disparities.
The author disputes the idea that racism is in decline by contrasting "old-fashioned" racism to socially acceptable forms of everyday "modern" racism. Waller then addresses the notion that America can become a color-blind society by contending that the tendency toward prejudice is inherent in the ways our minds work and respond to each other.
The author concludes with 7 important principles for racial reconciliation that offer hope for racial diversity in our communities, organizations, schools, and families: become a good reconclier and listener; teach yourself to think; know your own heritage and prejudices; open your mind to appreciate racial diversity; engage racial diversity on a personal level; draw on the strength of community; and invest in our future by teaching antiracism to the young.
Face to Face is an unforgettable book that will challenge the way you look at a fundamental issue in American society.
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2.

The Liberal Archipelago: A Theory of Diversity and Freedom

Book by Chandran Kukathas; Oxford University Press, 2003

Subjects:

Minorities--Civil Rights, Multiculturalism--Philosophy, Pluralism (Social Sciences)

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library
3.

Deliberative Democracy: Political Legitimacy and Self-Determination in Multicultural Societies

Book by Jorge M. Valadez; Westview Press, 2000

Subjects:

Legitimacy Of Governments, Minorities--Civil Rights, Multiculturalism, Representative Government And Representation, Self-Determination, National

Collections: Entire Library

Most foundational works in political philosophy have made false and far-reaching assumptions concerning the culturally homogeneous character of the polity. This book reconceptualises the issues from a multicultural perspective.
4.

Window on Freedom: Race, Civil Rights, and Foreign Affairs, 1945-1988

Book by Brenda Gayle Plummer; University of North Carolina Press, 2003

Subjects:

African Americans--Civil Rights--History--20th Century, Developing Countries--Foreign Relations--United States, Minorities--Civil Rights--United States--History--20th Century, Racism--Political Aspects--United States--History--20th Century, United States--Foreign Relations--1945-1989, United States--Foreign Relations--Developing Countries, United States--Race Relations--Political Aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

The civil rights movement in the United States drew strength from supporters of human rights worldwide. Once U.S. policy makers--influenced by international pressure, the courage of ordinary American citizens, and a desire for global leadership--had signed such documents as the United Nations ...
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The civil rights movement in the United States drew strength from supporters of human rights worldwide. Once U.S. policy makers--influenced by international pressure, the courage of ordinary American citizens, and a desire for global leadership--had signed such documents as the United Nations charter, domestic calls for change could be based squarely on the moral authority of doctrines the United States endorsed abroad. This is one of the many fascinating links between racial politics and international affairs explored in "Window on Freedom. Broad in chronological scope and topical diversity, the ten original essays presented here demonstrate how the roots of U.S. foreign policy have been embedded in social, economic, and cultural factors of domestic as well as foreign origin. They argue persuasively that the campaign to realize full civil rights for racial and ethnic minorities in America is best understood in the context of competitive international relations.
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5.

Democracy and National Pluralism

Book by Ferran Requejo; Routledge, 2001

Subjects:

Democracy, Minorities--Civil Rights, Minorities--Political Activity, Pluralism (Social Sciences)

Collections: Entire Library

How can democracies deal with plurality? This book looks at the political accommodation of national plurality in liberal democracies and in the European Union at the turn of the century. Its panel of international authorities examines this issue from a variety of perspectives, considering questions ...
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How can democracies deal with plurality? This book looks at the political accommodation of national plurality in liberal democracies and in the European Union at the turn of the century. Its panel of international authorities examines this issue from a variety of perspectives, considering questions of citizenship, multiculturalism, immigration and equality. The contributors, many of whom have set the terms of this debate in international political science, include Will Kymlicka, Carlos Closa, Michael Keating, Enric Fossas, Wayne Norman and Ricard Zapata Barrero.
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