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To Fulfill These Rights
Political Struggle Over Affirmative Action and Open Admissions
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Amaka Okechukwu
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English
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2019
About this book
In To Fulfill These Rights, Amaka Okechukwu offers a historically informed sociological account of the struggles over affirmative action and open admissions in higher education. Through case studies of policy retrenchment at public universities, she documents the rollback of inclusive policies in the context of shifting race and class politics.
Author / Editor information
Okechukwu Amaka :
Amaka Okechukwu (PhD, NYU) is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at George Mason University. Her work has appeared in Research in Conflicts, Social Movements, and Change and in The Sociology Project: Race and Ethnicity.Amaka Okechukwu is an assistant professor of sociology at George Mason University.
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Ellen Berrey, author of The Enigma of Diversity:
I learned something new and interesting on nearly every page. This is an excellent empirical engagement of affirmative action. Okechukwu’s updated racial formation theory is smart, compelling, and engaging.
I learned something new and interesting on nearly every page. This is an excellent empirical engagement of affirmative action. Okechukwu’s updated racial formation theory is smart, compelling, and engaging.
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The Emergence of Mass Higher Education and Race- and Class-Inclusive Admissions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Racial Political Strategy and Affirmative Action Retrenchment in the Federal Courts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Racial Political Strategy in Trustee Decision-Making and State Elections Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Student Resistance to Policy Elimination Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Defensive Innovation After the End of Affirmative Action and Open Admissions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Situating Political Struggle Over Affirmative Action and Open Admissions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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eBook published on:
September 3, 2019
eBook ISBN:
9780231544740
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eBook ISBN:
9780231544740
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Professional and scholarly;
