African American Perspectives on Political Science (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781592131082)

Race matters in both national and international politics. Starting from this perspective, "African American Perspectives on Political Science "presents original essays from leading African American political scientists. Collectively, they evaluate the discipline, its subfields, the quality of race-related research, and omissions in the literature. They argue that because Americans do not fully understand the many-faceted issues of race in politics in their own country, they find it difficult to comprehend ethnic and racial disputes in other countries as well. In addition, partly because there are so few African Americans in the field, political science faces a danger of unconscious insularity in methodology and outlook. Contributors argue that the discipline needs multiple perspectives to prevent it from developing blind spots. Taken as a whole, these essays argue with great urgency that African American political scientists have a unique opportunity and a special responsibility to rethink the canon, the norms, and the directions of the discipline.

Author: Wilbur Rich
ISBN-10: 1592131085
ISBN-13: 9781592131082
Publisher: Temple University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2007
Pages: 456
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.56lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.38w x 1.27d