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The notion of equality in the American system is explored through individual discussions of race, sex, religion, ethnic background asking the question who belongs?.

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Karst (law, UCLA) has written an extended essay on the notion of a national community of citizenship in the US. In a leisurely and occasionally eloquent style, he argues that the constitutional principle of equal protection of the laws is best seen not as an abstraction but as a living ideal for successive generations of Americans. This ideal insists that all disadvantaged and subordinated classes of people be accepted as full members of the society, which means no adverse discrimination and conferral of all rights. Categories of persons discussed by Karst in this light are racial minorities, women, immigrants, the poor, and thesexually deviant. Only such unrestricted "belonging" permits nationhood to be defined adequately and allows civic culture to be expressed appropriately. Moreover, total belonging is a prerequisite to the attainment of full personal freedom. In attaining this end the courts have a preeminent role, says Karst; in performing it they must not only read the law but understand the historical roots and philosophical basis of the long struggle for inclusiveness. An unusual combination of constitutional law, humanistic discourse, and moral preachment; it will add significantly to ongoing debates about equality in America. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and general readers. -C. T. Goodsell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University