Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Here is a clearly written, well-organized, and quite circumspect account of continuity and change in the contours of class, racial, and ethnic stratification in the United States since the end of the New Deal. Polenberg describes the scope of change generated by economic growth and by scores of new initiatives in the nation's public law; he also indicates the persistence of class, racial, and ethnic 'segmentation' in modern American life. The book contains neither surprising findings of fact nor striking new interpretations. It is simply a very good survey." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)