The politics of preference [electronic resource] : democratic institutions and affirmative action in the United States and India / Sunita Parikh
- Author:
- Parikh, Sunita, 1959-
- Published:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c1997.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 230 p. ; 24 cm.
Access Online
- Restrictions on Access:
- License restrictions may limit access.
- Contents:
- Introduction -- The context of affirmative-action policy development -- The precursors of affirmative-action policy -- Affirmative action under Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon -- Affirmative action under Carter, Reagan, and Bush -- Early reservation policy development in India -- Reservation policies under party competition -- Conclusion.
- Subject(s):
- Race discrimination—Government policy—United States—History
- Minorities—Government policy—United States—History
- Affirmative action programs—Government policy—United States—History
- Race discrimination—Government policy—India—History
- Minorities—Government policy—India—History
- Affirmative action programs—Government policy—India—History
- United States—Politics and government—1945-1989
- United States—Politics and government—1989-
- India—Politics and government—1857-1919
- India—Politics and government—1919-1947
- India—Politics and government—1947-
- Genre(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780472027422 ebook
0472107453 (cloth : acid-free paper) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-225) and index.
View MARC record | catkey: 19416354