Behind the Mule: Race and Class in African-American Politics

by Michael C. Dawson

Book Overview

Political scientists and social choice theorists often assume that economic diversification within a group produces divergent political beliefs and behaviors. Michael Dawson demonstrates, however, that the growth of a black middle class has left race as the dominant influence on African- American politics. Why have African Americans remained so united in most of their political attitudes? To account for this phenomenon, Dawson develops a new theory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691025436
• ISBN13: 9780691025438
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.2"