1st Edition
The History Of U.s. Ethnic Policy And Its Impact On European Ethnics
By John Lescott-leszczynski
Copyright 1985
237 Pages
by
Routledge
250 Pages
by
Routledge
238 Pages
by
Routledge
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"Ethnic considerations have often played a part in the development of U.S. public policy, even for policies not directly targeting ethnic groups. This book surveys the impact of specific legislation on ethnics, particularly European ethnics, from a historical perspective. Its primary focus, however, is the contemporary body of legislation and regulation based on the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which... Read more
Introduction -- Ethnic Policy Through World War I -- Ethnic Policy Before and Following World War II -- Impact of the Civil Rights Movement on Ethnic America -- Ethnicity and Education Policy -- Ethnicity and Housing Policy -- Ethnicity and Employment and Business Development Policies -- Conclusions -- Affirmative Action in the 1980s: Dismantling the Process of Discrimination
Biography
Dr. John Lescott-Leszczynski is a researcher with the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America. His writings include Urbanization and Social Transformation in Polish Villages and a collection of oral histories of ethnics in Nevada.
