The Reagan Presidency and the Politics of Race: In Pursuit of Colorblind Justice and Limited Government

by Nicholas Laham

Book Overview

Laham analyzes perhaps the most politically controversial element of Reagan's conservative agenda, involving his attempt to curtail federal enforcement of civil rights laws. The book focuses on the major initiatives Reagan pursued in his attempt to curb enforcement of those laws: first, his efforts to reform affirmative action by prohibiting mandatory employer use of minority and white female hiring goals, and second, his veto of the Civil Rights...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275961826
• ISBN13: 9780275961824
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"