{"product_id":"winning-while-losing-civil-rights-the-conservative-movement-and-the-presidency-from-nixon-to-obama-paperback-softback-9780813064536","title":"Winning While Losing; Civil Rights, the Conservative Movement and the Presidency from Nixon to Obama (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813064536","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWinning While Losing\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCivil Rights, the Conservative Movement and the Presidency from Nixon to Obama\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKenneth Osgood (Edited by), Derrick E. White (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813064536\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 November 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e298 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.1 x 1.7 cm, 0.415 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis remarkable study offers breakthrough findings and insights about the state of civil rights policies in the post\u0026amp;ndash;civil rights era.\"\" - Hanes Walton Jr., coauthor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Eschewing easy absolutes, \u003ci\u003eWinning While Losing\u003c\/i\u003e presents a carefully nuanced interpretation of the subtle gains and losses experienced by liberals and conservatives, by Democrats and Republicans, and by proponents of racial justice and their opponents\"\". - Harvard Sitkoff, author of \u003ci\u003eToward Freedom Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDuring the four decades separating the death of Martin Luther King and the election of Barack Obama, the meaning of civil rights became increasingly complex. Civil rights leaders made great strides in breaking down once-impermeable racial barriers, but they also suffered many political setbacks in their attempts to remedy centuries of discrimination. Complicating matters, the conservative turn in American political life transformed the national conversation about race and civil rights in surprising ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis pioneering collection of essays explores the paradoxical nature of civil rights politics in the years following the 1960s civil rights movement by chronicling the ways in which presidential politics both advanced and constrained the quest for racial equality in the United States.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559264579864,"sku":"9780813064536","price":17.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/winning-while-losing-civil-rights-the-conservative-movement-and-the-presidency-from-nixon-to-obama-paperback-softback-9780813064536","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}