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Ghetto: The Invention of a Place, the History of an Idea
By Duneier, Mitchell
- ISBN
- 9780374161804 9781429942751
- Publisher
- Farrar
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Starred Review on July 1, 2016 | Social Sciences
Duneier (sociology, Princeton Univ.; Slim's Table) offers a fascinating analysis of the various conceptions of the "ghetto" throughout history, as well as a look into the many sociological controversies of these areas and structural racism in the United States. The author takes readers on a visit to Poland and Germany with civil rights leader and sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois, as Du Bois witnesses the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
