Children, Race, and Power - Kenneth and Mamie Clark's Northside Center

A portrait of two important black social scientists and a broader history of race relations, this important work captures the vitality and chaos of post-war politics in New York, recasting the story of the civil rights movement.

List of contents

1: The Abandonment of Harlem's Children; 2: The Northside Center for Child Development; 3: Philanthropy and Psychiatry, an Exercise in White Power; 4: Children Apart: Education and the Uses of Power; 5: “The Child, the Family, and the City”; 6: Juvenile Deliquency and the Politics of Community Action; 7: Urban Renewal and Development and the Promise of Power

About the author

College and CUNY Graduate Center. David Rosner is Professor of History and Public Health at Columbia University and Co-Director of the Program in the History of Public Health and Medicine. Their earlier publications include Deadly Dust: Silicosis and the Politics of Occupational Disease in Twentieth-Century America (1994); Slaves of the Depression: Workers' Letters about Life on the Job (1987); and Dying for Work: Workers' Safety and Health in Twentieth Century America (1989).

Summary

A portrait of two important black social scientists and a broader history of race relations. This book captures the vitality and chaos of post-war politics in New York, recasting the story of the civil rights movement.

Product details

• Authors: Gerald Markowitz, Markowitz Gerald, David Rosner
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.12.1999
• EAN: 9780415926713
• ISBN: 978-0-415-92671-3
• No. of pages: 324
• Weight: 600 g
• Illustrations: farbige Illustrationen
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Ethnic Studies, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Child welfare, History of the Americas, Civil rights & citizenship, Child welfare and youth services, Black & Asian Studies, Civics and citizenship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General