| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 155 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge series on identity politics ; 3 |
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Routledge series on identity politics ; 3.
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| Contents |
Politics and power -- Liberalism, Marxism and the family -- Liberalism, Marxism and the state -- The changing bases of sexual politics, 1960-2020 -- Wives and husbands -- The bourgeoisie and the blacks |
| Summary |
"In this book, Robert C. Smith presents a philosophical and empirical examination on the subordination of women and blacks in the United States. Comparing liberalism - specifically the major social contract philosophies - and Marxism on the nature of the subordination of blacks and women and their proposals, if any, for women's and black liberation, Smith argues that sexual and racial equalitarianism in the United States is about politics and power. He begins with a discussion of the multiple meanings of politics and its relationship to power, and an analysis of nine power bases blacks and women should acquire and manipulate in order to advance a moral and substantive equalitarianism. These power bases include money, knowledge (including technology and information), religion, morality, authority, equality, charisma, violence and status. Smith concludes by making a moral case for racial and sexual equalitarianism and advocates for black leadership to use the power bases available to it make reparations the civil rights issue of the 21st century. Power, Philosophy and Egalitarianism is an essential read for all those interested in race, women and politics today"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Robert C. Smith is Professor of Political Science Emeritus at San Francisco State University. He is the author of multiple articles and books including the Encyclopedia of African American Politics. His most recent books are American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom, 8th edition (co-authored with Hanes Walton and Sherri L. Wallace), Conservatism and Racism, and Why in America They Are the Same, and John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, and the Politics of Ethnic Incorporation and Avoidance |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 18, 2020) |
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Equality -- United States
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Women -- United States -- Social conditions
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African Americans -- Social conditions.
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African Americans -- Civil rights.
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Sex discrimination against women -- United States
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Power (Social sciences) -- United States
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Liberalism.
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Socialism.
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liberalism.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African-American Studies.
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African Americans -- Civil rights
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African Americans -- Social conditions
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Equality
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Liberalism
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Power (Social sciences)
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Race relations
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Sex discrimination against women
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Social conditions
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Socialism
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Women -- Social conditions
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Race relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140494
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United States -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140511
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020026579 |
| ISBN |
9781000193671 |
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1000193675 |
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9781003089964 |
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1003089968 |
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1000193594 |
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9781000193596 |
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9781000193633 |
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1000193632 |
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