American Government in Black and White: Diversity and Democracy

American Government in Black and White: Diversity and Democracy, Fifth Edition, covers the standard topics found in an Introduction to American Government text while also speaking to today’s students who want to examine how racial inequality has shaped--and will continue to shape--who we are and what we believe. Authors Paula D. McClain and Steven C. Tauber address issues of inequality in American government, including the U.S. Constitution, key political institutions, the making of public policy while showing how to measure and evaluate the importance of equality in America, from its founding up to today.

Paula D. McClain is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Duke University and Dean of The Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education. She directs the American Political Science Association’s Ralph Bunche Summer Institute hosted by Duke University, and funded by the National Science Foundation and Duke University. A Howard University Ph.D., her primary research interests are in racial minority group politics, particularly inter-minority political and social competition, and urban politics, especially public policy and urban crime. Her articles have appeared in numerous journals, most recently the Journal of Politics, American Political Science Review, Urban Affairs Review, and The Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race. In addition to this text, she is co-author of �＄e Can We All Get Along?�＄e Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics, 5th edition. Co-authored with Joseph Stewart, Jr. (Boulder: Westview Press, 2009).

Steven C. Tauber is Associate Professor of Government and International Affairs at the University of South Florida and Director of the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies. His research interests include Judicial Politics and Behavior, Politics and Animal Rights, Race and Politics, Constitutional Law and Methodology. He�＄e s published numerous articles on the above subjects in numerous journals including Social Science Quarterly and Political Science Quarterly.