A Covenant With Color Race and Social Power in Brooklyn - The Columbia History of Urban Life

Craig Steven Wilder

Hardback (04 Aug 2000)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In this social history of Brooklyn, Craig Steven Wilder contends that power relations are the starting point for understanding the area's turbulent racial dynamics. He explores the evolution of the Brooklyn ghetto and uses Brooklyn as a lens through which to view larger issues in America.

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Columbia University Press

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Book information

ISBN:	9780231119061
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Imprint:	Columbia University Press
Pub date:	04 Aug 2000
DEWEY:	305.800974723
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	340
Weight:	610g
Height:	241mm
Width:	165mm
Spine width:	26mm