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29%OFFAnthony S. Chen - The Fifth Freedom: Jobs, Politics, and Civil Rights in the United States, 1941-1972 - 9780691139531 - V9780691139531
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The Fifth Freedom: Jobs, Politics, and Civil Rights in the United States, 1941-1972

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Description for The Fifth Freedom: Jobs, Politics, and Civil Rights in the United States, 1941-1972 Paperback. Where did affirmative action in employment come from? This book presents a fresh perspective, tracing the roots of the policy to partisan conflicts over fair employment practices (FEP) legislation from the 1940s to the 1970s. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 424 pages, 9 halftones. 8 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFL; JPVH; LNHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
Where did affirmative action in employment come from? The conventional wisdom is that it was instituted during the Johnson and Nixon years through the backroom machinations of federal bureaucrats and judges. The Fifth Freedom presents a new perspective, tracing the roots of the policy to partisan conflicts over fair employment practices (FEP) legislation from the 1940s to the 1970s. Drawing on untapped sources, Anthony Chen chronicles the ironic, forgotten role played by American conservatives in the development of affirmative action. Decades before affirmative action began making headlines, millions of Americans across the country debated whether government could and should regulate ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691139531
SKU
V9780691139531
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About Anthony S. Chen
Anthony S. Chen is associate professor of sociology and public policy at the University of Michigan.

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Co-Winner of the 2010 Gladys M. Kammerer Award, American Political Science Association Co-Winner of the 2010 J. David Greenstone Award in the Politics and History section by the American Political Science Association Winner of the 2010 Best Book Award, Race, Ethnicity and Politics section of the American Political Science Association Winner of the 2008 President's Book Award, Social Science History ... Read more

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