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What is your race? : the census and our flawed efforts to classify Americans / Kenneth Prewitt.
| Author/creator | Prewitt, Kenneth |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2013. |
| Description | xiii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction and overview -- Classification before counting: the statistical races -- The compromise that made the republic and the nation's first statistical race -- Race science captures the prize, the U.S. Census -- How many white races are there? -- Racial justice finds a policy tool -- When you have a hammer: statistical races misused -- Pressures mount -- The problem of the twenty-first century is the problem of the color line as it intersects the nativity line -- Where are we exactly? -- Getting from where we are to where we need to be. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-262) and index. |
| LCCN | 2012037528 |
| ISBN | 9780691157030 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0691157030 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 40022545262 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E184 .A1 P725 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |