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Flak-Catchers
- One Hundred Years of Riot Commission Politics in America
Engelsk Hardback
Flak-Catchers
- One Hundred Years of Riot Commission Politics in America
Engelsk Hardback

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Flak-Catchers explores the ways in which riot commissions-the institutional bodies appointed by an executive in the aftermath of a race riot to determine a riot timeline, investigate causes, and offer prescriptions for change-have dealt with racial violence in the United States over the last century. In studying five riots and their commissions, Chicago 1919, Harlem 1935, Los Angeles 1965, USA 1967, and Los Angeles 1992, this book shows that riot commissions only serve to give the appearance of strong and responsive government action during uncertain times. They primarily benefit the instituting body by focusing on a restoration of law and order while undermining any larger civil rights message. However, this book also challenges the prevalent idea that riot commissions are all the same, by revealing how riot commissions have changed over the last century, shifting in their prominence, content, and focus. After the 1968 Kerner Commission, which studied the 1967 summer riots, it has become increasingly common for the riot commission to fail to answer fundamental questions posed by the crisis.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
284
ISBN-13:
9780739138106
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0739138103
Udg. Dato:
2 dec 2010
Længde:
25mm
Bredde:
162mm
Højde:
240mm
Forlag:
Lexington Books
Oplagsdato:
2 dec 2010
Forfatter(e):
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