The affirmative action debate / edited by Steven M. Cahn.
Contributor(s): Cahn, Steven M [editor].
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TextPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2002Edition: Second edition.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 239 pages).ISBN: 9781315822075.Subject(s): Affirmative action programs -- United StatesAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 331.1330973 Online resources: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315822075 Click here | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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I. Individuals, groups, and discrimination -- II. Justice and compensation -- III. The bakke case -- IV. Diversity -- V. Preference or impartiality?.
This book is an essential guide to the full range of arguments surrounding affirmative action. Following the debate, as no other collection does, from all the early foundational articles to up-to-date selections, the book presents the strongest contributions from both sides of this highly charged issue. For students and general readers seeking to understand the controversy, this book offers a unique guide to the main lines of argument in the discussion.
The contributors include most of the major contributors to the debate: Anita L. Allen, Robert Amdur, Michael D;. Bayles, Tom L. Beauchamp, Barbara R. Bergmann, Derek Bok, William G. Bowen, Carl Cohen, J. L. Cowan, Ronald Dworkin, Robert K. Fullinwider, Alan H. Goldman, Sidney Hook, James W. Nickel, William A. Nunn III, George Sher, Robert Simon, Paul W. Taylor, Abigail Thernstrom, Stephen Thernstrom, Judith Jarvis Thomson, Celia Wolf-Devine, and Paul Woodruff.
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