American Apartheid by Douglas S Massey
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.
A major contribution to our understanding of both racism and poverty.. One hopes that the book will be read, not only by other scholars and policy analysts, but by a broad spectrum of citizens and by all the leaders of the nation. -- Andrew Billingsley * Washington Post Book World *
Richly documented ... A splendid book. American Apartheid explores a topic that many of us have come to take for granted, presents a fascinating array of data that have never been assembled in one place and compellingly argues that segregation is crucial to understanding what has happened to [urban] blacks. -- Charles Murray * Times Literary Supplement *
In the meticulousness of its research and the density of its arguments, [American Apartheid] stands well apart from even the best-argued and most amply documented books by journalists on racial problems. -- Nathan Glazer * New Republic *
Essential reading for anyone interested in the causes, and possible cures, of urban poverty. -- Roberto M. Fernandez * Contemporary Sociology *
An incredibly readable book that must be studied by all Americans—liberal and conservative, black and white. -- D. K. Jamieson * Choice *
Richly documented ... A splendid book. American Apartheid explores a topic that many of us have come to take for granted, presents a fascinating array of data that have never been assembled in one place and compellingly argues that segregation is crucial to understanding what has happened to [urban] blacks. -- Charles Murray * Times Literary Supplement *
In the meticulousness of its research and the density of its arguments, [American Apartheid] stands well apart from even the best-argued and most amply documented books by journalists on racial problems. -- Nathan Glazer * New Republic *
Essential reading for anyone interested in the causes, and possible cures, of urban poverty. -- Roberto M. Fernandez * Contemporary Sociology *
An incredibly readable book that must be studied by all Americans—liberal and conservative, black and white. -- D. K. Jamieson * Choice *
Douglas S. Massey is Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University, with a joint appointment in the Woodrow Wilson School. Nancy A. Denton is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University at Albany, State University of New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674018211 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674018214 |
| Title | American Apartheid |
| Author | Douglas S Massey |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 1998-07-15 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
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