Böcker av Michael C. Dawson

Lays out a nuanced analysis of the persistence of racial inequality and structural disadvantages, and the ways that whites and blacks continue to see the same problems - the disastrous response to Katrina being a prime example - through completely different, race-inflected lenses.

Political scientists and social choice theorists often assume that economic diversification within a group produces divergent political beliefs and behaviors. This title demonstrates, however, that the growth of a black middle class has left race as the dominant influence on African- American politics.

This comprehensive analysis of the complex relationships between black political thought and black political identity and behaviour illuminates the history and role of this plays in shaping political debate in America.

The radical black left has largely disappeared from the struggle for equality and justice. Michael Dawson examines the causes and consequences, and argues that the conventional left has failed to take race seriously as a force in reshaping American institutions and civil society. Black politics needs to find its way back to its radical roots.