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02669cam a2200325 a 4500 |
001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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2011010705 |
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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DLC |
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20190729104553.0 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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110310s2011 nyu b 001 0 eng |
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2011010705 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780374250355 (hardback) |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
Transcribing agency |
DLC |
Modifying agency |
DLC |
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MiTN |
042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
Authentication code |
pcc |
043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
Geographic area code |
n-us--- |
049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
Holding library |
EY8Z |
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
KF4749 |
Item number |
.F65 2011 |
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
342.7308/5 |
Edition number |
22 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Ford, Richard T. |
Fuller form of name |
(Richard Thompson) |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Rights gone wrong : |
Remainder of title |
how law corrupts the struggle for equality / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Richard Thompson Ford. |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
Edition statement |
1st ed. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2011. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
272 p. ; |
Dimensions |
24 cm. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc. |
"How successful is civil rights law in battling social injustice? Since the 1960s, ideas developed during the civil rights movement have been astonishingly successful in fighting overt discrimination and prejudice. But how successful are they at combating the whole spectrum of social injustice--including conditions that aren't directly caused by bigotry? How do they stand up to segregation, for instance--a legacy of racism, but not the direct result of ongoing discrimination? It's tempting to believe that civil rights litigation can combat these social ills as efficiently as it has fought blatant discrimination. In Rights Gone Wrong, Richard Thompson Ford, author of the New York Times Notable Book The Race Card, argues that this is seldom the case. Civil rights do too much and not enough: opportunists use them to get a competitive edge in schools and job markets, while special-interest groups use them to demand special privileges. Extremists on both the left and the right have hijacked civil rights for personal advantage. Worst of all, their theatrics have drawn attention away from more serious social injustices. Ford, a professor of law at Stanford University, shows us the many ways in which civil rights can go terribly wrong. He examines newsworthy lawsuits with shrewdness and humor, proving that the distinction between civil rights and personal entitlements is often anything but clear. Finally, he reveals how many of today's social injustices actually can't be remedied by civil rights law, and demands more creative and nuanced solutions. In order to live up to the legacy of the civil rights movement, we must renew our commitment to civil rights, and move beyond them"-- |
Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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1 |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Civil rights |
Geographic subdivision |
United States. |
948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN) |
Series part designator, SPT (RLIN) |
u345400 |
949 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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KF4749 .F65 2011 |
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EY8Z |
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33039001218808 |
903 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT C, LDC (RLIN) |
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21487 |