"Can We All Get Along?"

Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics

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By Paula D. McClain

With Jessica Carew

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$42.00

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In a nation built by immigrants and bedeviled by the history and legacy of slavery and discrimination, how do we, as Americans, reconcile a commitment to equality and freedom with persistent inequality and discrimination? And what can we do about it? This widely acclaimed text by Paula D. McClain, with new coauthor Jessica D. Johnson Carew, provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the historical and contemporary political experience of the major groups-African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and American Indians-in the United States. It explores the similarities and differences in these groups’ representation and participation in law, politics, and policymaking, discusses the enduring issues and concerns that they face, and examines intra- and inter-group competition and coalition-building in the face of enduring conflict and inequality.

The seventh edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include coverage of President Barack Obama’s second term, the 2016 election, police brutality and Black Lives Matter, and the Dakota Access Pipeline protest movement. With a brand-new chapter on the intersections of race and gender, “Can We All Get Along?” remains unparalleled in its comparative coverage of the current landscape of minority politics in the United States.

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On Sale
Jul 18, 2017
Page Count
400 pages
Publisher
Avalon Publishing
ISBN-13
9780813350516

Paula D. McClain

About the Author

Paula D. McClain is a professor of political science and public policy, Dean of The Graduate School, and Vice Provost for Graduate Education at Duke University. Her articles have appeared in numerous journals, including Politics, Groups and Identities, Journal of Politics, American Political Science Review, Urban Affairs Review, and The Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race. Jessica D. Johnson Carew is assistant professor of political science at Elon University.

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