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title	:	Affirmative Action : A Reference Handbook Contemporary World Issues
author	:	Eisaguirre, Lynne.
publisher	:	ABC-CLIO
isbn10 | asin	:	0874368545
print isbn13	:	9780874368543
ebook isbn13	:	9781576072585
language	:	English
subject	Affirmative action programs--United States--History, Affirmative action programs--Law and legislation--United States.
publication date	:	1999
lcc	:	HF5549.5.A34E39 1999eb
ddc	:	331.13/3/0973
subject	:	Affirmative action programs--United States--History, Affirmative action programs--Law and legislation--United States.

Page i Affirmative Action A Reference Handbook

Page ii Other Titles in ABC-CLIO's CONTEMPORARY WORLD ISSUES Series Abortion, Second Edition, Marie Costa AIDS Crisis in America, Second Edition, Eric K. Lerner and Mary Ellen Hombs Censorship, Mary E. Hull Cults in America, James R. Lewis Feminism, Judith Harlan Genetic Engineering, Harry LeVine III Hate Crimes, Donald Altschiller Human Rights, Second Edition, Nina Redman and Lucille Whalen Immigration and the Law, Bill Ong Hing Prisons in America, Nicole Hahn Rafter and Debra L. Stanley Religion in the Schools, James John Jurinski Sexual Harassment, Second Edition, Lynne Eisaguirre Single Parents, Karen Kinnear

Page iii Books in the Contemporary World Issues series address vital issues in today's society such as terrorism, sexual harassment, homelessness, AIDS, gambling, animal rights, and air pollution. Written by professional writers, scholars, and nonacademic experts, these books are authoritative, clearly written, up-to-date, and objective. They provide a good starting point for research by high school and college students, scholars, and general readers, as well as by legislators, businesspeople, activists, and others. Each book, carefully organized and easy to use, contains an overview of the subject; a detailed chronology; biographical sketches; facts and data and/or documents and other primary-source material; a directory of organizations and agencies; annotated lists of print and nonprint resources; a glossary; and an index. Readers of books in the Contemporary World Issues series will find the information they need in order to better understand the social, political, environmental, and economic issues facing the world today.

Page v Affirmative Action A Reference Handbook Lynne Eisaguirre

Page vi Copyright 1999 by Lynne Eisaguirre All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Eisaguirre, Lynne, 1951 Affirmative action : a reference handbook / Lynne Eisaguirre. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87436-854-5 (alk. paper) 1. Affirmative action programsUnited StatesHistory. 2. Affirmative action programsLaw and legislationUnited States. HF5549.5.A34E39 1999 331.13'3'0973dc21 99-35720 CIP 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ABC-CLIO, Inc. 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 This book is printed on acid-free paper . Manufactured in the United States of America

Page vii Contents How to Read Case and Statute Citations xi 1 Introduction 1 What Is Affirmative Action? 3 A Historical Perspective: The Roots of Affirmative Action 4 The Civil Rights Movement 6 Executive Orders: Contracting and Employment 8 Fair Employment: Enforcement of Title VII

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