Still a House Divided: Race and Politics in Obama's America

by Rogers M. Smith and Desmond S. King

Book Overview

Why race remains the central political issue in America today

Why have American policies failed to reduce the racial inequalities still pervasive throughout the nation? Has President Barack Obama defined new political approaches to race that might spur unity and progress? Still a House Divided examines the enduring divisions of American racial politics and how these conflicts have been shaped by distinct political alliances...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691159629
• ISBN13: 9780691159621
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"