African American Power and Politics: The Political Context Variable

Hanes Walton

Paper, 544 pages, 80 illus
ISBN: 978-0-231-10419-7
$36.50 / £21.50

October, 1997
Cloth, 544 pages, 80 illus
ISBN: 978-0-231-10418-0
$82.00 / £48.00

The first comprehensive analysis of the impact of the Reagan revolution on African-American political life, this book explores the ways in which conservative elites mobilized the American public around issues of race as ideology, discourse, strategy, and political elections from the Reagan victory of 1980 to the Republican congressional triumphs of 1994. The book also critically assesses the Clinton administration's record on race and the Democratic party response to affirmative action, welfare, and other aspects of the African-American political agenda.

Related Subjects

• American Politics

Series

• Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics Into the 21st Century

About the Author

HANES WALTON, JR. is professor of political science at the University of Michigan.

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