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Item Details
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RUNNING FOR FREEDOM
CIVIL RIGHTS AND BLACK POLITICS IN AMERICA SINCE 1941 |
| By: |
Steven F. Lawson |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£28.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
140517126X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781405171267 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
7 November, 2008 |
| Edition: |
3rd Revised edition |
| Pages: |
408 |
| Description: |
While most other titles focus on the movement-building aspects of the civil rights story and while case studies of local communities have multiplied, Running for Freedom is the only short, teachable volume that analyzes both black political mobilization and the evolution of national civil rights policy. |
| Synopsis: |
Running for Freedom , 3rd edition charts the monumental struggle for African-American civil rights and the impact of that movement in transforming the American political system in the South and nationwide from 1941 to 2008. Explores the interplay between the local and the national dimensions of the civil rights story, between grassroots activists and federal officials, and between the North and South New edition includes new material on the Clinton Administration, the controversial 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, and the disaster that Hurricane Katrina wrought on New Orleans Right up-to-date, it also describes the rise to power of Barack Obama and the achievement of black political legitimacy Ideal for students: short, teachable, and accessibly written; visually engaging with new photographs and maps |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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