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Is racial equality unconstitutional? / Mark Golub.
Oxford Scholarship Online: Political Science Available online
Oxford Scholarship Online: Political Science- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Golub, Mark, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Equality before the law--United States.
- Equality before the law.
- Race discrimination--Law and legislation--United States.
- Race discrimination.
- Constitutional law--United States.
- Constitutional law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (214 pages) : illustrations, tables
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- Discussions of race in American law and politics have been captured by the figure of the colour-blind Constitution. Whether embraced as an ideal of constitutional equality or rejected for perpetuating historical injustice, advocates and critics alike view colour-blindness as a refusal of racial consciousness rather than its mobilization. And yet, enacting a colour-blind rule may be understood in itself to affect a heightened awareness of race. Accordingly, colour-blind constitutionalism represents a particular form of racial consciousness rather than an alternative to it. Challenging familiar understandings of race, rights, and the US Constitution, this work explores how current equal protection law renders the pursuit of racial equality constitutionally suspect.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-068362-7
- 0-19-068363-5
- 0-19-068361-9
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