TY  - BOOK
AU  - Michael E. James
PY  - 2021
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 1085-0678
TI  - The Conspiracy of the Good
T2  - Civil Rights and the Struggle for Community in Two American Cities, 1875-2000
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1098469
N2  - The Conspiracy of the Good addresses nagging questions that are part of the public debate over schooling. Why do our public schools, especially those in poor and working-class communities of color, fail to live up to the promises of the American dream? Why do reforms, those standard items in political campaigns, fail to create meaningful change? This book argues that «progressive», well-meaning, good-hearted men and women, who often advocate «good intentions» in the name of «helping those in need», have ended up doing more harm than good. The Conspiracy of the Good explores how these «good intentions» go awry. Michael E. James argues that the core value of the American experience is conflict – not consensus – despite what mainstream historians have espoused over the last few decades.
KW  - American dream, change, schooling
LA  - English
ER  -