Affirmative Talk, Affirmative Action: A Comparative Study of the Politics of Affirmative Action

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface xi
• 1 - Introduction: Why Another Affirmative Action Case Study 1
• 2 - The Communities, Their Civil Rights Records, and Their Affirmative Action Programs 7
• Notes 21
• 3 - Effective Versus Ineffective Communications 23
• Notes 51
• 4 - Adequate Versus Inadequate Resources 55
• Notes 83
• 5 - Committed Versus Uncommitted Leadership 87
• Notes 121
• 6 - Favorable and Unfavorable Political Conditions 125
• Notes 138
• 7 - Organizational Arrangements 141
• Notes 148

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface xi
• 1 - Introduction: Why Another Affirmative Action Case Study 1
• 2 - The Communities, Their Civil Rights Records, and Their Affirmative Action Programs 7
• Notes 21
• 3 - Effective Versus Ineffective Communications 23
• Notes 51
• 4 - Adequate Versus Inadequate Resources 55
• Notes 83
• 5 - Committed Versus Uncommitted Leadership 87
• Notes 121
• 6 - Favorable and Unfavorable Political Conditions 125
• Notes 138
• 7 - Organizational Arrangements 141
• Notes 148
• 8 - A Kinder, Gentler Nation? Concluding Thoughts, Recommendations, and Implications 149
• Notes 167
• Appendices 169
• Bibliography 175
• Index 183
• About the Author 186