Affirmative Action Debate

Contributors: Steven M. Cahn, James W. Nickel, J. L. Cowan, Paul W. Taylor, Michael D. Bayles, William A. Nunn III, Alan H. Goldman, Paul Woodruff, Robert A. Shiver, Judith Jarvis Thomson, Robert Simon, George Sher, Robert Amdur, Robert K. Fullinwider, Bernard R. Boxhill, Lisa H. Newton, Anita L. Allen, Celia Wolf-Devine, Sidney Hook, Richaed Waaserstrom, Thomas E. Hill, Jr., John Kekes.

This collection features contributions by American scholars from the fields of philosophy, political science, economics, history, law, and government, and presents the major lines of argument within the controversy over affirmative action. Twenty-five articles are grouped into sections on individuals, groups, and discrimination; justice and compensation; the Bakke case; diversity; and preference vs. impartiality. The text is academic but accessible to the motivated general reader. Specific changes from the first to the second edition are not identified. No subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR

Booknews

Architects, planners, engineers, and social scientists survey the histories and current patterns of slum and squatter settlements in 16 countries including China, Brazil, Cuba, and Zambia. They examine the range of strategies proposed and adopted to provide housing for the poorest people, including recent experiments with partnerships between local communities and private companies. They also discuss the global context of housing poverty, the role of the World Bank, and new directions for planned urban development. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $29.95. Distributed in the US by Humanities Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Steven M. Cahn is Professor of Philosophy at CUNY, Graduate Center. He is most recently the author of Exploring Philosophy (2000).