The Work of Democracy
Author | : Ben Keppel |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1995 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674958438 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674958432 |
Rating | : 4/5 (432 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Work of Democracy by : Ben Keppel
Download or read book The Work of Democracy written by Ben Keppel and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By carefully tracing the public lives of Bunche, Clark, and Hansberry, Keppel shows how the mainstream media selectively appropriated the most challenging themes and goals of the struggle for racial equality so that difficult questions about the relationship between racism and American democracy could be softened, if not entirely evaded.