American politics and the African American quest for universal freedom
By: Hanes Walton, Jr. [and] Robert C. Smith.
Contributors: Smith, Robert Charles, 1947-
Publisher: Longman
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
Subjects: African Americans -- Politics and government.; United States -- Politics and government.; United States -- Race relations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Foundations. Ch. 1. Universal freedom declared, universal freedom denied; title: Ch. 2. Federalism and the limits of universal freedom; title: Part 2. Political behaviorism. Ch. 3. Political culture; title: Ch. 4. Political socialization; title: Ch. 5. Public opinion; title: Ch. 6. African Americans and the media; title: Part 3. Coalitions, movements, interest groups, parties, and elections. Ch. 7. Social movements and a theory of African American coalition politics; title: Ch. 8. Interest groups; title: Ch. 9. Political parties; title: Ch. 10. Voting behavior and elections; title: Part 4. Institutions. Ch. 11. The Congress and the African American quest for universal freedom; title: Ch. 12. The presidency and the African American quest for universal freedom; title: Ch. 13. The Supreme Court and the African American quest for universal freedom; title: Ch. 14. The bureaucracy and the African American quest for universal freedom; title: Part 5. Public policy. Ch. 15. Domestic policy and the African American quest for social and economic justice; title: Ch. 16. The African American quest for universal freedom and U.S. foreign policy.