Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Now? (Paperback)

Angela D. Dillard

ISBN 10: 0814719406 / ISBN 13: 9780814719404

Published by New York University Press, New York, 2002

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Paperback. During the late-20th century there has been a rise in conservative discourse amongst the African-American, Latino, and gay communities, and amongst women. This text offers a comparative analysis of a conservatism which has led to a "double marginalization" for such groups. Dillard offers an analysis of a conservatism which crosses boundaries of race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality. To be an African American and a conservative or a Latino who is a conservative and a homosexual, is to occupy an awkward political position. Dillard explores the philosophies, politics and motivation of minority conservatives such as Ward Connerly, Linda Chavez and Clarence Thomas, as well as their tepid reception by both the left and right. Welcomed cautiously by the conservative movement, they have also frequently been excoriated by those African Americans, Latinos, women and homosexuals who view their conservatism as betrayal. ".could not be more of the moment." (New York Times Book Review) "If you, like many, marveled that George W. Bush not only did but could put together a cabinet and staff that was racially diverse as well as fiscally and morally conservative, here's a book you'll want to read." (Ms. magazine) Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Now? (Paperback)
• Publisher: New York University Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814719406
• ISBN 13: 9780814719404
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The first comparative analysis of minority conservatism

In Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Now? Angela Dillard offers the first comparative analysis of a conservatism which today cuts across the boundaries of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality.

To be an African-American and a conservative, or a Latino who is also a conservative and a homosexual, is to occupy an awkward and contested political position. Dillard explores the philosophies, politics, and motivation of minority conservatives such as Ward Connerly, Glenn Loury, Linda Chavez, Clarence Thomas, and Bruce Bawer, as well as their tepid reception by both the Left and Right. Welcomed cautiously by the conservative movement, they have also frequently been excoriated by those African Americans, Latinos, women, and homosexuals who view their conservatism as betrayal.

Dillard's comprehensive study, among the first to take the history and political implications of multicultural conservatism seriously, is a vital source for understanding contemporary American conservatism in all its forms.

About the Author

Angela D. Dillard is Assistant Professor of History and Politics at the Gallatin School at New York University.