Racial Propositions: Ballot Initiatives and the Making of Postwar California Volume 30
Daniel Martinez Hosang
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Description
This book looks beyond the headlines to uncover the controversial history of California's ballot measures over the past fifty years. As the rest of the U.S. watched, California voters banned public services for undocumented immigrants, repealed public affirmative action programs, and outlawed bilingual education, among other measures. Why did a state with a liberal political culture, an increasingly diverse populace, and a well-organized civil rights leadership roll back civil rights and anti-discrimination gains? Daniel Martinez HoSang finds that, contrary to popular perception, this phenomenon does not represent a new wave of "color-blind" policies, nor is a triumph of racial conservatism. Instead, in a book that goes beyond the conservative-liberal divide, HoSang uncovers surprising connections between the right and left that reveal how racial inequality has endured. Arguing that each of these measures was a proposition about the meaning of race and racism, his deft, convincing analysis ultimately recasts our understanding of the production of racial identity, inequality, and power in the postwar era.
Product Details
Price
$35.94
Publisher
University of California Press
Publish Date
October 28, 2010
Pages
392
Dimensions
6.1 X 8.96 X 0.93 inches | 1.17 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780520266667
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About the Author
Daniel Martinez HoSang is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon.
Reviews
"Well-structured and crisply argued. . . . An important intellectual contribution."-- "Western Historical Quarterly"
"An important read for understanding the future of race and politics in America."-- "Southern California Quarterly"
"An important book. . . . Effectively challenges narratives that depict white supremacy as static and doomed to eradication by progress."-- "American Historical Review"
"An important read for understanding the future of race and politics in America."-- "Southern California Quarterly"
"An important book. . . . Effectively challenges narratives that depict white supremacy as static and doomed to eradication by progress."-- "American Historical Review"