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Covenant with Color
Craig Steven Wilder
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Description for Covenant with Color
Paperback. Examining race, class, and society in Brooklyn over three centuries from the colonial period to the present, A Covenant with Color maps out the genesis, transformation, and dissemination of racial beliefs-observing them in action "on the ground." Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
Spanning three centuries of Brooklyn history from the colonial period to the present, A Covenant with Color exposes the intricate relations of dominance and subordination that have long characterized the relative social positions of white and black Brooklynites. Craig Steven Wilder-examining both quantitative and qualitative evidence and utilizing cutting-edge literature on race theory-demonstrates how ideas of race were born, how they evolved, and how they were carried forth into contemporary society. In charting the social history of one of the nation's oldest urban locales, Wilder contends that power relations-in all their complexity-are the starting point for understanding Brooklyn's turbulent ... Read more
Spanning three centuries of Brooklyn history from the colonial period to the present, A Covenant with Color exposes the intricate relations of dominance and subordination that have long characterized the relative social positions of white and black Brooklynites. Craig Steven Wilder-examining both quantitative and qualitative evidence and utilizing cutting-edge literature on race theory-demonstrates how ideas of race were born, how they evolved, and how they were carried forth into contemporary society. In charting the social history of one of the nation's oldest urban locales, Wilder contends that power relations-in all their complexity-are the starting point for understanding Brooklyn's turbulent ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
The Columbia History of Urban Life
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231119078
SKU
V9780231119078
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About Craig Steven Wilder
Craig Steven Wilder is assistant professor of history and chair of African American Studies at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He was born and raised in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, where he continues to reside during part of the year.
Reviews for Covenant with Color
Fills a real gap in the social history of American cities... Appealing for its deft interweaving of personal with broadly demographic data and for Wilder's unusually compelling narrative style. Journal of Social History A major contribution to the history of race... Wilder's stylish and inventive book stands out. American Historical Review Powerfully demonstrates the persistence and pervasiveness of race.
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