Racism and the Law Contributor(s): Von Blum, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1516514491 ISBN-13: 9781516514496 Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing OUR PRICE: $119.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
LCCN: 2018299808 |
Physical Information: 0.53" H x 8" W x 10" (1.12 lbs) 254 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Racism and the Law is a text and casebook that provides an introduction to the close and complex relationships between race and law, legal institutions, and legal personnel. It combines original text with primary source documents such as judicial decisions and statutory materials. Historical, political, and linguistic analyses of legal materials are provided throughout the text. Paul Von Blum is senior lecturer in African American studies and communication studies at University of California, Los Angeles, where he has taught since 1980, after 11 years of faculty service at the University of California, Berkeley. He has received distinguished teaching awards at both University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Los Angeles. Trained originally as a lawyer at University of California, Berkeley, he has handled racial profiling and other public interest cases for 40 years. He is the author of six previous books and over 100 articles on art and cultural history, law, education, and politics. |