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African American Urban History Since World War II
Kenneth L. Kusmer
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Description for African American Urban History Since World War II
Paperback. Focuses on black migration and Latino immigration, examining tensions and alliances that emerged between African Americans and other groups. Exploring the challenges of residential segregation and deindustrialization, this book also tackles such topics as the real estate industry's discriminatory practices. Editor(s): Kusmer, Kenneth L.; Trotter, Joe. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 512 pages, 5 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Historians have devoted surprisingly little attention to African American urban history of the postwar period, especially compared with earlier decades. Correcting this imbalance, "African American Urban History Since World War II" features an exciting mix of seasoned scholars and fresh new voices whose combined efforts provide the first comprehensive assessment of this important subject. The first of this volume's five groundbreaking sections focuses on black migration and Latino immigration, examining tensions and alliances that emerged between African Americans and other groups. Exploring the challenges of residential segregation and deindustrialization, later sections tackle such topics as the real estate industry's discriminatory ... Read more
Historians have devoted surprisingly little attention to African American urban history of the postwar period, especially compared with earlier decades. Correcting this imbalance, "African American Urban History Since World War II" features an exciting mix of seasoned scholars and fresh new voices whose combined efforts provide the first comprehensive assessment of this important subject. The first of this volume's five groundbreaking sections focuses on black migration and Latino immigration, examining tensions and alliances that emerged between African Americans and other groups. Exploring the challenges of residential segregation and deindustrialization, later sections tackle such topics as the real estate industry's discriminatory ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Series
Historical Studies of Urban America
Number of Pages
552
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226465104
SKU
V9780226465104
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About Kenneth L. Kusmer
Kenneth L. Kusmer is professor of history at Temple University. Joe W. Trotter is the Mellon Professor of History at Carnegie Mellon University.
Reviews for African American Urban History Since World War II
"Taken together, the essays in this volume are transformative - and excellent across the board. They collectively propel the historiography of the postwar era in profitable directions. They push against the most staid boundaries of urban history, they break out of the black-white binary that ensnares so much of African American history, and they juxtapose different objects of study in ... Read more