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The Cosmopolitan Canopy Elijah Anderson (Yale University)

The Cosmopolitan Canopy By Elijah Anderson (Yale University)

The Cosmopolitan Canopy by Elijah Anderson (Yale University)

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An acclaimed sociologist illuminates the public life of an American city, offering a major reinterpretation of the racial dynamics in America.

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The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race and Civility in Everyday Life by Elijah Anderson (Yale University)

Elijah Anderson, called one of our best urban ethnographers by the New York Times Book Review, introduces the concept of the cosmopolitan canopy: the urban islands of civility amid segregated ghettos, suburbs, and ethnic enclaves.

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Fascinating sociology and people-watching at its profound best. -- Booklist
Fascinating sociology and people-watching at its profound best. -- Booklist
Anderson's nuanced treatment of 'the social dynamics of racial inequality' and his precise observations . . . offer immediate pleasure. -- Publishers Weekly
Anderson's nuanced treatment of 'the social dynamics of racial inequality' and his precise observations . . . offer immediate pleasure. -- Publishers Weekly
The most important book on race relations in many years. -- Randall Collins, president, American Sociological Association
The most important book on race relations in many years. -- Randall Collins, president, American Sociological Association
Vintage Elijah Anderson-original, creative, engaging, and thought-provoking . . . . This book is a must-read. -- William Julius Wilson, Harvard University
Vintage Elijah Anderson-original, creative, engaging, and thought-provoking . . . . This book is a must-read. -- William Julius Wilson, Harvard University

About Elijah Anderson (Yale University)

Elijah Anderson is Sterling Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Yale University. His most prominent works include the award-winning books Code of the Street and Streetwise. He lives in New Haven and Philadelphia.

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The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race and Civility in Everyday Life by Elijah Anderson (Yale University)
Elijah Anderson (Yale University)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
WW Norton & Co
20120608
338
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