Is racial equality unconstitutional? / Mark Golub.
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 cons...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press,
2018.
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2018. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190683634 (ebook) |
| DOI: | 10.1093/oso/9780190683603.001.0001 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 11, 2018) |