Racial Oppression in the Global Metropolis - A Living Black Chicago History

Informationen zum Autor By Paul L. Street Klappentext Anti-black racism is a stark fact in Chicago, illustrated by significant racial inequality in and around contemporary 'global' city. Here Street explains this neo-liberal apartheid and its resulting disparity in terms of persistently and deeply racist societal and institutional practices and policies. Racial Oppression in the Global Metropolis criticizes neoconservative and liberal explanations of the black urban crisis, challenges sharp distinctions between present and 'past' racism, and proposes ideas for challenging urban racism in the 21st century. Zusammenfassung Surveys metropolitan anti-black racism in 20th and 21st century Chicago. This work illustrates stark racial inequality in and around contemporary global (corporate-neoliberal) Chicago. It also explains apartheid and disparity in terms of persistently and deeply racist societal and institutional practices and policies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 It'll Take More Than a Hurricane: Race, Place, Chicago and America's "Enduring Shame" Chapter 2 Whitewashing "Global Chicago": Racial Invisibility in the Neoliberal Era Chapter 3 The First and Only True Ghetto Chapter 4 The Second, "Golden Age" Ghetto Chapter 5 The Nadir: The Third and Apocalyptic Ghetto and the Retreat From Race Chapter 6 Metropolitan Apartheid Chapter 7 Savage Inequalities Chapter 8 What's "Racism" Got to Do With It? Chapter 9 Contesting Corporate Urban Neoliberal Racism

Product details

• Authors: Paul L Street, Paul L. Street, Street Paul L.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.07.2007
• EAN: 9780742540811
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-4081-1
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Ethnic Studies, Illinois, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Social discrimination & inequality, Social and cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Black & Asian Studies, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General