{"product_id":"the-unsteady-march-the-rise-and-decline-of-racial-equality-in-america-paperback","title":"The Unsteady March: The Rise and Decline of Racial Equality in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip A. Klinkner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRogers M. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican life is filled with talk of progress and equality, especially when the issue is that of race. But has the history of race in America really been the continuous march toward equality we'd like to imagine it has? This sweeping history of race in America argues quite the opposite: that progress toward equality has been sporadic, isolated, and surrounded by long periods of stagnation and retrenchment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[An] unflinching portrait of the leviathan of American race relations. . . . This important book should be read by all who aspire to create a more perfect union.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Could it be that our unswerving belief in the power of our core values to produce racial equality is nothing but a comforting myth? That is the main argument put forth by Philip Klinkner and Rogers Smith . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Unsteady March\u003c\/i\u003e is disturbing because it calls into question our cherished national belief and does so convincingly. . . . [It] is beautifully written, and the social history it provides is illuminating and penetrating.\"--Aldon Morris, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the Horace Mann Bond Award of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard University.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Horace Mann Bond Award of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book should be read by all who aspire to create a more perfect union.-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHave the history of race relations in America really been the continuous march toward equality we imagine? \u003ci\u003eThe Unsteady March\u003c\/i\u003e argues quite the opposite: that progress toward equality has been sporadic, isolated, and surrounded by long periods of stagnation and retrenchment.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Horace Mann Bond Award of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book should be read by all who aspire to create a more perfect union.\"-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHave the history of race relations in America really been the continuous march toward equality we imagine? \u003ci\u003eThe Unsteady March\u003c\/i\u003e argues quite the opposite: that progress toward equality has been sporadic, isolated, and surrounded by long periods of stagnation and retrenchment.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip A. Klinkner\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of government at Hamilton College. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRogers M. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 426\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 8.96 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48272149741789,"sku":"9780226443416","price":71.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/RxMD0fCX6z9780226443416.webp?v=1785256875","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-unsteady-march-the-rise-and-decline-of-racial-equality-in-america-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}