Here for your delectation is theSPECTACULAR & RARE---------------NOT ALL BLACK AND WHITE: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, RACE, AND AMERICAN VALUESby Christopher Edley.Actually, the book IS all black and white---there are no color photos!Harvard law professor Edley served as point man for President Clinton's affirmative action review and helped shape the "mend it, don't end it" policy the president proclaimed. His thorough, useful book shows an academic's sense of nuance and complexity. Edley acknowledges that affirmative action has risks and costs, but believes that the societal benefits justify them. While some posit that affirmative action merely remedies discrimination, Edley asserts that it also promotes "inclusion"---a term he prefers to the loaded word diversity. He warns cogently that class-based affirmative action will not close our racial gaps, though his defense of affirmative action for Hispanics and Asians could be better buttressed. Edley is most useful when he lays out distinctions, such as in suggesting that the more affirmative action relates to opportunity--as in education--the more acceptable it may be. Ultimately, the author is pragmatic: some forms of affirmative action may create white male victims (he uses the term "bystanders"), but such programs, he believes, should be minimized in favor of broader, more politically acceptable ones.This is the hardcover statedH&W First Edition from 1996. Both thedj and the book are in excellent condition. There are no rips, tears, markings, etc.---and the pages and binding are tight(see photo). **Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words or number lines--or--only stated editions that include only the publisher and publication date. Check my feedback to see that I sell exactly as I describe. So buy soon for this magnificent, impossible-to-findPOLITICS COLLECTIBLE.I gladly accept PayPal and as preferable forms of payment (no personal checks!). Paypalis an acceptable alternative. I will ship internationally for additional charges.ALL OF MY LISTINGS ARE BETTER THAN AN product!! NAME THE REASONABLEPRICE YOU WANT TO PAY WHEN YOU CLICK BEST OFFER ANDCHANCES ARETHE ITEM WILL BE YOURS--IMMEDIATELY!! NO WAITING FOR AN product TO END!!NEW!! NEW!! NEW!EVERY DAY WILL BE MARKDOWN SALE DAY IN MY STORE!!!HUGE DISCOUNTS WILL BE FOUND ON SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT CELEBRATE THE CALENDAR DAYALL MARKDOWNS WILL LAST ONLY 24 HOURS---SO CHECK BACK EVERY DAY!!CLICK HERE--------_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WANT TOSEE MORE??FOR EXTRA-SPECIAL SAVINGS GO TO:BARRYS BARGAIN BINforBOOKS THOUSANDS OFUNIQUE TITLES (no duplication) ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY FIRST EDITION ! +MUSIC IN ALL GENRES AND FORMATS (lps, 45s, 78s, and cassettes)+ASSORTED RARE CURIOSITIESEVERYTHING (except death and taxes) IS NEGOTIABLE! MAKE ME AN OFFER I CAN'T REFUSE!! (NO HORSE'S HEAD IN THE BED, PLEASE!) ALL REASONABLE OFFERS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!!(EVEN THE OCCASIONAL UNREASONABLE OFFER)Be sure to add me to your favorites list 062008Powered by eCRATER . List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
