Faces of Inequality
Social Diversity in American Politics
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Published:24th Sep '98
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The controversial new thesis of Faces of Inequality is that a state's racial and ethnic composition, more than any other factor, directs its political processes and policies. Social diversity is therefore central to any understanding of state political cultures. Overturning long-established conventional wisdom, Rodney Hero has developed a completely new lens through which to view American politics.
Rodney Hero confronts directly the weaknesses of Elazar's political culture thesis as the explanation for state-level political behavior and public policy decisions. Building on V. O. Key's belief that race is at the center of Southern politics, Hero expands on Key to argue that race is at the center of state politics in general. This is a provocative and important book that provides a new prism through which to view both state politics and public policy in America. * Paula D. McClain, University of Virginia *
ISBN: 9780195117141
Dimensions: 231mm x 163mm x 25mm
Weight: 522g
208 pages