The Affirmative Action Puzzle: A Living History from Reconstruction to Today

by Melvin I. Urofsky

Book Overview

A rich, multifaceted history of affirmative action from the Civil Rights Act of 1866 through today's tumultuous times

From acclaimed legal historian, author of a biography of Louis Brandeis ("Remarkable" --Anthony Lewis, The New York Review of Books, "Definitive"--Jeffrey Rosen, The New Republic) and Dissent and the Supreme Court ("Riveting"--Dahlia Lithwick, The New York Times Book Review), a history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1101870877
• ISBN13: 9781101870877
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Pantheon Books
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.3"