The Bakke Case

by Howard Ball

Book Overview

Twice denied admission to a California medical school despite better grades and test scores than successful minority applicants, Allan Bakke took his grievance to court and set off a major controversy over affirmative action. Bakke claimed that he was a victim of reverse discrimination, and his case has been considered by many as the most important civil rights decision since the end of segregation--and also one of the most difficult ever heard by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700610464
• ISBN13: 9780700610464
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"