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Manufacturing Powerlessness in the Black Diaspora
Charles W. Green
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Description for Manufacturing Powerlessness in the Black Diaspora
Paperback. States that despite the economic utopianism brought on by globalization, effective solutions to the plight of urban blacks throughout the African diaspora eludes scholars, politicians, and community leaders. This book investigates the interface of the historic racism faced by these urban communities and contemporary trends of globalization. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Despite the economic utopianism brought on by globalization, effective solutions to the persistent plight of urban blacks throughout the African diaspora continue to elude scholars, politicians, and community leaders. Charles Green brings a decade of research and original fieldwork in Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States to investigate the interface of the historic racism faced by these urban communities and contemporary trends of globalization. Green pays particular attention to the condition of the youth, whose aspirations, vulnerabilities, and insights into their own conditions are central to the future prospects for their communities as a whole. Considering the impacts of ... Read more
Despite the economic utopianism brought on by globalization, effective solutions to the persistent plight of urban blacks throughout the African diaspora continue to elude scholars, politicians, and community leaders. Charles Green brings a decade of research and original fieldwork in Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States to investigate the interface of the historic racism faced by these urban communities and contemporary trends of globalization. Green pays particular attention to the condition of the youth, whose aspirations, vulnerabilities, and insights into their own conditions are central to the future prospects for their communities as a whole. Considering the impacts of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780742502697
SKU
V9780742502697
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About Charles W. Green
Charles Green is Professor and Chairman in the Department of Sociology at Hunter College of the City University of New York. He has published in the areas of race and ethnic relations, urban politics, Caribbean migration, and comparative urban development issues. He is co-author of The Struggle for Black Empowerment in New York City: Beyond the Politics of Pigmentation, and ... Read more
Reviews for Manufacturing Powerlessness in the Black Diaspora
How citizens and nations in both developed and developing countries of the black diaspora prepare to meet the demands of the intense new environment informs this well-designed comparative study, with the goal of identifying relevant policy solutions.
E. Hu-DeHart, (University of Colorado at Boulder)
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E. Hu-DeHart, (University of Colorado at Boulder)
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