African American Urban History Since World War II Contributor(s): Kusmer, Kenneth L. (Editor), Trotter, Joe W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0226465101 ISBN-13: 9780226465104 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
Dewey: 305.800 |
LCCN: 2008055600 |
Series: Historical Studies of Urban America |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.60 lbs) 552 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 1940's - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Historians have devoted surprisingly little attention to African American urban history ofthe 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 practices, the movement of middle-class blacks to the suburbs, and the influence of black urban activists on national employment and social welfare policies. Another group of contributors examines these themes through the lens of gender, chronicling deindustrialization's disproportionate impact on women and women's leading roles in movements for social change. Concluding with a set of essays on black culture and consumption, this volume fully realizes its goal of linking local transformations with the national and global processes that affect urban class and race relations. |