The Hidden Debate: The Truth Revealed about the Battle over Affirmative Action in South Africa and the United States

by Akil Kokayi Khalfani

Overview

The Hidden Debate is a fresh and cutting-edge comparative analysis of the ongoing and highly charged social conflict over affirmative action in South Africa and the United States. The debate over affirmative action has raged for over 30 years in the United States and since the early 1990s in South Africa with minimal agreement or resolution. In part this discord remains because scholars, journalists, politicians, and other social analysts have failed to properly specify and examine the problem.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415976916
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/28/2005
Series:	African Studies
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	292
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Khalfani is President and Founder of ATIRA Corp, a Think Tank that develops solutions to African problems globally. He is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Essex County College and is also a Research Associate with the African Census Analysis Project at the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently editing a special volume of Critical Sociology that examines racial statistics.

Table of Contents

Tables, Charts, & Figures Acknowledgment Introduction Chapter 1 - Shell/Core Embedded Conflict Theory PART 1: THE CORE Chapter 2 - Principle Attainment Process Chapter 3 - Liberty Chapter 4 - Equality Chapter 5 - Justice Chapter 6 - One World - Many Worlds Chapter 7 - Core Principle Interconnectivity Explained PART II: The Shell Chapter 8 - Time to Compare: Temporal Concerns Chapter 9 - The Foundations of Affirmative Action Chapter 10 - The Development of Affirmative Action PART III: The Analysis Chapter 11 - Specifying the Core Debate Chapter 12 - Making the Case Conclusion Appendix 1 - Codebook Appendix 2 - Hattie Rogers's Narrative Appendix 3 - United States Presidential Executive Orders Appendix 4 - Methods Bibliography Notes Index