The Politics of Racial Inequality: A Systematic Comparative Macro-Analysis from the Colonial Period to 1970

by J. Owens Smith

Overview

This work covers new ground by presenting a systematic, comparative macro-analysis of the historical experiences of thirteen race and ethnic groups, with emphasis on their economic and political ties to government. It starts with the colonial period (Anglo-Saxons, French, and Scots-Irish) and extends to 1970, which can be considered the date at which civil rights legislation began to have a significant effect.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313257315
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/06/1987
Series:	Contributions in Ethnic Studies , #22
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	217
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

J.OWENS SMITH is Associate Professor of Political Science at California State University, Fullerton.

Table of Contents

Tables
Series Forward
Preface
Introduction
The Colonial Immigrants, 1600-1776: Anglo-Saxons, Dutch, French, and Scots-Irish
The Second Wave of Immigrants, 1820-1870: Irish, Germans, and Scandinavians
Italian and Jewish Immigrants, 1880-1910
Racial Ethnic Groups: Japanese, West Indians, and Puerto Ricans
The Chief Cause of Blacks' Economic Inequality
Assessment of Groups' Economic Linkages and Income Inequality
How Did the European Immigrants Escape the Slums?
Summary and Conclusions
Appendix
Selected Bibliography
Index