Equal Protection: Rights and Liberties Under the Law Contributor(s): Lee, Francis Graham (Author), Stephenson, Donald Grier, Jr. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1576078507 ISBN-13: 9781576078501 Publisher: ABC-CLIO OUR PRICE: $82.17 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2003 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Constitutional - Political Science | American Government - General - Reference |
Dewey: 342.730 |
LCCN: 2003020751 |
Series: America's Freedoms |
Physical Information: 1.07" H x 6.08" W x 9.32" (1.43 lbs) 416 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Today's lingering inequalities, particularly the American dilemma of racism, runs throughout U.S. history. Equal Protection provides readers with a historical overview of the controversies over the issue of equality, an understanding of how government-and, particularly, the courts and Congress-has reacted to these controversies, and the role these issues have played in shaping U.S. society. This volume follows the push for equal treatment regardless of age, gender, disabilities, economic status, or sexual orientation. It focuses on legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, and political initiatives and movements such as The Great Society, the ERA, and the War on Poverty. Here are American's interpretations of equal rights, then and now. |