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American apartheid : segregation and the making of the underclass

Massey, Douglas S.1993
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This powerful and disturbing book clearly links persistent poverty among blacks in the United States to the unparalleled degree of deliberate segregation they experience in American cities. 'American Apartheid' shows how the black ghetto was created during the first half of the 20th century to isolate growing urban black populations.Subject: This book clearly links persistent poverty among blacks in the United States to the unparalleled degree of deliberate segregation they experience in American cities.
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Imprint:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [1993]Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [1993]©1993
Collation:
x, 292 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780674018211 (pbk)
Dewey class:
305.896073WE.5.02MAS
Local class:
WE.5.02/MAS
Language:
English
BRN:
1040867
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