PAPERBACK ISBN: 0-88258-075-2       $32.95

444 pages; 6 x 9 inches

by John E. Fleming, Gerald R. Gill, and David H. Swinton

The Case for Affirmative Action by John E. Fleming, Gerald R. Gill, and David H. Swinson provides the most comprehensive examination of affirmative action in a single scholarly volume. It puts into broad perspective the legal, social, and political ramifications of an historical tool designed to correct patterns of discrimination. Amidst an ostensibly national mood of eroding commitment to civil rights, The Case for Affirmative Action confronts the most vocal detractors of affirmative action and—using case studies and analyses of historical court cases, executive orders, and presidential mandates—builds an argument for the continuation and implementation of affirmative action programs. By studying four different types of institu­tions of higher education, The Case for Affirmative Action explains why certain programs fail while others succeed. The book further examines why the academic community has spearheaded the most vehement attacks on affirmative action. More important, the authors attempt to clear up the confusion surround­ing affirmative action by defining precisely what it is and what it is not.

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