Affirmative Action [Two Volumes] An Encyclopedia

Subjects:

• Law » Contemporary Law
• Multicultural Studies » Black Studies
• Sociology » Race Relations
• Sociology » Sociology (General)

Reviews:

• [A] quick, comprehensive, cross-disciplinary reference on affirmative action....A solid purchase for all libraries collecting reference works on law, politics, or public policy.
  —Library Journal October 15, 2004
• An inspired idea, this encyclopedia strives to provide a resource for "dispassionate exploration" of this highly volatile, politically controversial, and often emotional issue. The editors have assembled a large roster of contributors, who provide overviews of current scholarship on affirmative action and related topics from a range of social science disciplines including history, political science, sociology, and law, and cover not just the US, but the entire world....Coverage runs well beyond affirmative action as a public policy response to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Like all good reference works, this one can be read selectively with enlightenment, but in the still unsettled nature of affirmative action, even a dispassionate encyclopedia invites its share of controversy. Recommended. All collections.
  —Choice January 2005
• [A] helpful handbook for students, their parents, and counselors who wish to maximize the benefits of applying to colleges and universities that employ affirmative action in their admissions decisions.
  —Against the Grain November 2006
• This well-designed reference is a valuable resource for students interested in an introduction to persons, theories, legislation, and events associated with affirmative action involving gender, racial, ethnic, military, and religious issues....This reference source would be a worthwhile purchase for high school library media centers emphasizing contemporary issues. Recommended.
  —Library Media Connection March 2005
• The editor of this guide sought to provide a neutral starting point for reference work for affirmative action. The 434 entries by legal and academic experts trace the background of equal rights protection from the Fourteenth Amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, constitutional concepts and legal theories....[h]ighly recommended for law and academic collections.
  —Thomson Gale Company September 2004
• This reference work brings together an impressive variety of information spanning the period from the end of the Civil War to the Supreme Court decisions handed down in June 2003 relating to the University of Michigan's admissions policies....This is a comprehensive resource that effectively and objectively discusses an complex and controversial topic. Separate articles outline arguments in favor of and against affirmative action....[r]ecommended for academic libraries and large public libraries.
  —Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin October 15, 2004
• [H]ighly recommended for law and academic collections.
  —Gale Reference Reviews September 2004

Table of Contents:

• List of Editors and Contributors
• List of Entries
• Guide to Related Topics
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Timeline of Major Events Impacting Affirmative Action
• Affirmative Action: An Encyclopedia
• Appendix I: Full Text of Supreme Court's Decision in Gratz v. Bollinger, June 2003
• Appendix II: Full Text of Supreme Court's Decision in Grutter v. Bollinger, June 2003
• Affirmative Action Bibliography
• Index

PDF Catalogs:

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