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Both Sides Now: The Story of School Desegregation’s Graduates First Edition
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- ISBN-100520256786
- ISBN-13978-0520256781
- EditionFirst Edition
- PublisherUniversity of California Press
- Publication dateJanuary 20, 2009
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6 x 0.92 x 8.9 inches
- Print length368 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Inside Flap
"Both Sides Now is an exquisite, vital and compelling portrait of the human side of school desegregation. The authors provide a meticulous, well-designed study of a deeply complex issue and then offer us something even grander. In this beautiful book, readers get the rare privilege of hearing the eloquent, unfiltered voices of men and women who actually attended racially mixed schools. These are people with more than just stories to tell. They have lessons to teach our nation-about the meaning of democracy, about America's aspirations for cohesion, and about schooling experiences that might allow us to live more happily and work more productively in our increasingly diverse nation."--Susan Eaton, author of The Children of Room E4
"Amy Stuart Wells and colleagues vividly portray the ephemeral nature of interracial contact in the history of desegregated schools in the United States. In this telling portrayal of the high school Class of 1980--some of desegregation's first beneficiaries--Wells and company provide a textured and complex examination of just how difficult it was and is to achieve the social ideals of the Brown decision. No other piece of work has provided such gripping and intimate sociological and historical details of earlier interracial school contact. Such relations, as Wells et al. argue, are certain to have long-term effects on the communal fabric of our nation. Both Sides Now is a book that should be read by anyone who cares about the state of racial diversity in American schools."--Prudence Carter, author of Keepin' It Real: School Success Beyond Black and White
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“Both Sides Now is an exquisite, vital and compelling portrait of the human side of school desegregation. The authors provide a meticulous, well-designed study of a deeply complex issue and then offer us something even grander. In this beautiful book, readers get the rare privilege of hearing the eloquent, unfiltered voices of men and women who actually attended racially mixed schools. These are people with more than just stories to tell. They have lessons to teach our nation-about the meaning of democracy, about America's aspirations for cohesion, and about schooling experiences that might allow us to live more happily and work more productively in our increasingly diverse nation.”―Susan Eaton, author of The Children of Room E4
"Amy Stuart Wells and colleagues vividly portray the ephemeral nature of interracial contact in the history of desegregated schools in the United States. In this telling portrayal of the high school Class of 1980―some of desegregation's first beneficiaries―Wells and company provide a textured and complex examination of just how difficult it was and is to achieve the social ideals of the Brown decision. No other piece of work has provided such gripping and intimate sociological and historical details of earlier interracial school contact. Such relations, as Wells et al. argue, are certain to have long-term effects on the communal fabric of our nation. Both Sides Now is a book that should be read by anyone who cares about the state of racial diversity in American schools."―Prudence Carter, author of Keepin' It Real: School Success Beyond Black and White
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Product details
- Publisher : University of California Press; First Edition (January 20, 2009)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 368 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0520256786
- ISBN-13 : 978-0520256781
- Item Weight : 1.1 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.92 x 8.9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,354,935 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #298 in Education History & Theory
- #538 in Secondary Education
- #3,504 in Sociology (Books)
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