American while black : African Americans, immigration, and the limits of citizenship /
What has an expanded immigration regime meant for how blacks express national attachment? In this book, Niambi Michele Carter argues that immigration, both historically and in the contemporary moment, has served as a reminder of the limited inclusion of African Americans in the body politic. Blacks...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press, Inc.,
[2019]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | What has an expanded immigration regime meant for how blacks express national attachment? In this book, Niambi Michele Carter argues that immigration, both historically and in the contemporary moment, has served as a reminder of the limited inclusion of African Americans in the body politic. Blacks use immigration as a way to express their concerns about how race operates to structure and constrain their place in the American political landscape. Carter draws on original interview material and empirical data on African American political opinion to offer the first theory of black public opinion. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 280 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190053581 0190053585 9780190053567 0190053569 9780190053574 0190053577 |