American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom, 6th Edition

By Hanes Walton, Robert C. Smith

Published by Pearson

Published Date: Feb 22, 2011

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This dynamic and comprehensive text from two nationally renowned scholars continues to demonstrate the profound influence African Americans have had -- and continue to have -- on American politics.

 

Through the use of two interrelated themes–the idea of universal freedom and the concept of minority-majority coalitions–the text demonstrates how the presence of Africans in the United States affected the founding of the Republic and its political institutions and processes.  The authors show that through the quest for their own freedom in the United States, African Americans have universalized and expanded the freedoms for all Americans.

Table of Contents

Preface

 

PART I. FOUNDATIONS

Chapter 1. Universal Freedom Declared, University Freedom Denied: Racism, Slavery, and the Ideology of White Supremacy in the Founding of the Republic

Chapter 2. Federalism and the Limits of Universal Freedom

 

PART II. POLITICAL BEHAVIORISM

Chapter 3. Political Culture

Chapter 4. Political Socialization

Chapter 5. Public Opinion

Chapter 6. African Americans and the Media

 

PART III. COALITIONS, MOVEMENTS, INTEREST GROUPS, PARTIES, AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 7. Social Movements and a Theory of African American Coalition Politics

Chapter 8. Interest Groups

Chapter 9. Political Parties

Chapter 10. Voting Behavior and Elections

 

PART IV. INSTITUTIONS

Chapter 11. The Congress and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

Chapter 12. The Presidency and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

Chapter 13. The Supreme Court and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

Chapter 14. The Bureaucracy and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

Chapter 15. Domestic Policy and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

Chapter 16. American Foreign Policy and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

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