Friends Disappear - The Battle for Racial Equality in Evanston

Highlights how racial divides limited the life chances of blacks while providing opportunities for whites, and offers an insider's perspective on the social practices that doled out benefits and penalties based on race-despite attempts to integrate.

A propos de l'auteur

Mary Barr is a lecturer at Clemson University.

Résumé

Highlights how racial divides limited the life chances of blacks while providing opportunities for whites, and offers an insider's perspective on the social practices that doled out benefits and penalties based on race-despite attempts to integrate.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Mary Barr, Barr Mary
• Edition: University Of Chicago Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.11.2014
• EAN: 9780226156460
• ISBN: 978-0-226-15646-0
• Pages: 304
• Thèmes: Chicago Visions and Revisions; Chicago Visions and Revisions; Chicago Visions and Revisions (CHUP)
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire contemporaine (de 1945 à 1989); Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Recherche en structures sociales; Ethnic Studies, Illinois, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Social discrimination & inequality, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General