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Racial Formation in the United States from the 1960s to the 1980s, by Michael Omi and Howard Winant

Racial Formation in the United States from the 1960s to the 1980s, by Michael Omi and Howard Winant 158 1 POLITICAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY the skil with l which president bring s their political influence to bear on individual legislators over whom they lack formal sanctions ” (p. 246). This sounds like a fa ­ miliar echo of “presidential power is the power to persuade, ” does it not? But by the same token, that conclusion is one of the reasons to recommend this book. Over a quarter of a century ago Richard Neustadt presente an d arra y of hypoth ­ eses for us as a research community to test. Nigel Bowle’s s book adds to the growing literature that has accepted that task. L. Sandy Maisel Harvard University Racia l Formation in the United States from the 1960s to the 1980s by Michael Omi and Howard Winant. New York, Routledge and Keagan Paul, 1987. 201 pp. Cloth, $24.95; paper, $10.95. The central thesis of this book is that race has been and remains a major force in U.S. society. The authors present a concept of “racial formation ” to indicate how pervasiv e the thoughts, policies and , actions of citizens and official base s d on race have been. In the process ,Omi and Winan http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Political Science Quarterly Oxford University Press

Racial Formation in the United States from the 1960s to the 1980s, by Michael Omi and Howard Winant

Hamilton, Charles V.
Political Science Quarterly , Volume 103 (1): 2 – Mar 15, 1988
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1988 The Academy of Political Science
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0032-3195
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158 1 POLITICAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY the skil with l which president bring s their political influence to bear on individual legislators over whom they lack formal sanctions ” (p. 246). This sounds like a fa ­ miliar echo of “presidential power is the power to persuade, ” does it not? But by the same token, that conclusion is one of the reasons to recommend this book. Over a quarter of a century ago Richard Neustadt presente an d arra y of hypoth ­ eses for us as a research community to test. Nigel Bowle’s s book adds to the growing literature that has accepted that task. L. Sandy Maisel Harvard University Racia l Formation in the United States from the 1960s to the 1980s by Michael Omi and Howard Winant. New York, Routledge and Keagan Paul, 1987. 201 pp. Cloth, $24.95; paper, $10.95. The central thesis of this book is that race has been and remains a major force in U.S. society. The authors present a concept of “racial formation ” to indicate how pervasiv e the thoughts, policies and , actions of citizens and official base s d on race have been. In the process ,Omi and Winan

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Published: Mar 15, 1988

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