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Understanding affirmative action : politics, discrimination, and the search for justice /

Kellough, J. Edward.

Understanding affirmative action : politics, discrimination, and the search for justice / J. Edward Kellough. - Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2006. - 191p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Affirmative action : the concept and the controversy -- Early efforts focusing on equality of opportunity -- Affirmative action and preferential selection -- Assessing the argument : a review of the case for affirmative action -- The Supreme Court and affirmative action : an examination of the early development of statutory and constitutional constraints -- Cases from 1995 to 2003 : challenges, uncertainty, and the survival of affirmative action -- Evidence on the effectiveness of affirmative action -- Affirmative action in the Twenty-first century.

9781589010895 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1589010892 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2005027243


Affirmative action programs--Law and legislation--United States.
Affirmative action programs in education--Law and legislation--United States.
Affirmative action programs--United States.

KF4755.5 / .K45 2006

342.7308/7

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