The age of Obama : the changing place of minorities in British and American society /

The age of Obama : the changing place of minorities in British and American society /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Clark, Tom, 1976-
Imprint:	Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Description:	xiii, 162 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Minorities -- United States -- Social conditions. Minorities -- Great Britain -- Social conditions. Race relations. Segregation. Minorities -- Political activity. Minorities -- Political activity. Minorities -- Social conditions. Race relations. Segregation. Great Britain. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8113474

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Other authors / contributors:	Putnam, Robert D. Fieldhouse, Ed
ISBN:	9780719082788 (pbk.) 0719082781 (pbk.) 9780719082771 (cased) 0719082773 (cased)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [146]-153) and index.
Summary:	This volume asks how two very different societies are responding to the tide of diversity that is being felt around the rich world. The authors mix social and scientific rigor with accessible charts in order to argue that injustice still blight lives of many U.K. and U.S. minorities -- particularly African Americans. They maintain that there are signs the new diversity strains community life and they feel that in both countries, public opinion is running irreversibly in favor of tolerance. That bodes well for the future -- and suggests a future British leader like the U.S.'s Barack Obama cannot be ruled out.
Other form:	Online version: Clark, Tom, 1976- Age of Obama. Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

Table of Contents:

Preface and acknowledgements
List of tables, boxes and figures
Notes on the authors and contributors
1. Introduction: the diversity revolution
2. Two concepts in two countries: race and migration
3. Home truths: how minorities live
4. The rickety ladder of opportunity: minorities and work
5. Mosaic or cracked vase? Diversity and community life
6. Distorting mirrors: media framing and political debate
7. Tidal generation: politics and deeper currents in public opinion
8. Concluding thoughts: making a success of the revolution
Bibliography
Index