The color of freedom : race and contemporary American liberalism
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The color of freedom : race and contemporary American liberalism
（SUNY series in Afro-American studies）
State University of New York Press, c1999
- : hc
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-197) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Using liberal political theory to explore the politics of race in the United States, The Color of Freedom offers a fresh, distinctive, and compelling analysis of the country's continuing dilemma of race. Cochran develops an argument about how contemporary liberalism understands race, what is inadequate about this understanding, and how it can develop a better one. Sitting at the intersection of theory and practice, this book offers an impressive example of how the two must inform each other, especially when it comes to opening up new ways of thinking about old and frustrating problems like that of race in American life.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
Locating the Argument
The Argument's Outline
2. Color-Blind Liberalism
The Features of Color-Blind Liberalism
The Sources of Color-Blind Liberalism
Framing the Debate on Race
Color-Blind Liberalism and Freedom
3. The Limits of Color-Blind Liberalism
The Strengths of Color-Blind Liberalism
Color-Blind Liberalism and the Left
The Limits of Color-Blind Liberalism
4. Liberal Autonomy
Freedom and Autonomy
The Nature of Autonomy
Liberalism, Autonomy, and Multiculturalism
5. Expanding the Liberal Understanding of Race
Complexity
The Continuing Importance of Color-Blind Liberalism
Moving Beyond Color-Blind Liberalism
6. Public Policy
Public Policy, Autonomy, and Black Americans
The State, Civil Society, and Public Policy
Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
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