The Age of Obama : The Changing Place of Minorities in British and American Society.

By: Clark, TomContributor(s): Fieldhouse, Edward | Putnam, Robert DMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2010Copyright date: ©2010Description: 1 online resource (177 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781847792815Subject(s): Emigration and immigration -- Cross-cultural studies | Great Britain -- Race relations | Minorities -- Great Britain -- Social conditions | Minorities -- United States -- Social conditions | United States -- Race relationsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Age of Obama : The Changing Place of Minorities in British and American SocietyDDC classification: 305.800941 LOC classification: E184.A1 -- C535 2010ebOnline resources: Click to View
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9780719082771 -- 9780719082771 -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface and acknowledgements -- 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 currentsin public opinion -- 8 Concluding thoughts: making a success of the revolution -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: As the world marvelled at a black family moving into the White House, arguments raged over whether America's race relations had truly been transformed. This book looks at the hard facts of life for minorities on both side of the Atlantic, providing an illuminating comparative picture of diversity.
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9780719082771 -- 9780719082771 -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface and acknowledgements -- 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 currentsin public opinion -- 8 Concluding thoughts: making a success of the revolution -- Bibliography -- Index.

As the world marvelled at a black family moving into the White House, arguments raged over whether America's race relations had truly been transformed. This book looks at the hard facts of life for minorities on both side of the Atlantic, providing an illuminating comparative picture of diversity.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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