Race, Space, and Riots in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles weaves together historical narratives of major riots with the changing contexts in which they have occurred to show how urban space, politics, and economic conditions - not simply an abstract "race conflict" - all structure the form and virulence of urban rebellions. Comparing six major race riots that occurred in the three largest American metropolitan centers, Abu-Lughod draws upon archivalresearch, primary and secondary sources, and field work to reconstruct events - especially for the 1964 Harlem riot and Chicago's 1968 riots where no single study currently exists.…mehr
Race, Space, and Riots in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles weaves together historical narratives of major riots with the changing contexts in which they have occurred to show how urban space, politics, and economic conditions - not simply an abstract "race conflict" - all structure the form and virulence of urban rebellions. Comparing six major race riots that occurred in the three largest American metropolitan centers, Abu-Lughod draws upon archivalresearch, primary and secondary sources, and field work to reconstruct events - especially for the 1964 Harlem riot and Chicago's 1968 riots where no single study currently exists.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Janet L. Abu-Lughod is professor emerita of sociology at Northwestern University and the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research. She is the author of numerous books, most recently New York, Chicago, Los Angeles: America's Global Cities. In 1999 she received the Robert and Helen Lynd Award of the Section on Community and Urban Sociology, American Sociological Association, for distinguished lifetime contributions to the study of cities.
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Preface and Acknowledgments List of Maps List of Tables CHAPTER 1. An Overview of Race Riots in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles PART I - CHICAGO'S STRUGGLES TO CONTROL SPACE CHAPTER 2. The Bloody Riot of 1919 and its Consequences CHAPTER 3. The Black Uprising after King's Assassination in 1968 Epilogue post-1968 PART II - NEW YORK'S STRUGGLES FOR EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE CHAPTER 4. The Harlem Revolts of 1935 and 1943 CHAPTER 5. The Harlem-Bedford Stuyvesant Uprising of 1964 Epilogue PART III - LOS ANGELES' FUTILE UPRISINGS CHAPTER 6. The Watts Rebellion of 1965 CHAPTER 7. Riot Redux: South Central, 1992 Epilogue CHAPTER 8. Explaining Differences, Predicting Convergence A Look to the Future Bibliographies General and Comparative Sources The Chicago Case The New York Case The Los Angeles Case Index
Preface and Acknowledgments List of Maps List of Tables CHAPTER 1. An Overview of Race Riots in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles PART I - CHICAGO'S STRUGGLES TO CONTROL SPACE CHAPTER 2. The Bloody Riot of 1919 and its Consequences CHAPTER 3. The Black Uprising after King's Assassination in 1968 Epilogue post-1968 PART II - NEW YORK'S STRUGGLES FOR EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE CHAPTER 4. The Harlem Revolts of 1935 and 1943 CHAPTER 5. The Harlem-Bedford Stuyvesant Uprising of 1964 Epilogue PART III - LOS ANGELES' FUTILE UPRISINGS CHAPTER 6. The Watts Rebellion of 1965 CHAPTER 7. Riot Redux: South Central, 1992 Epilogue CHAPTER 8. Explaining Differences, Predicting Convergence A Look to the Future Bibliographies General and Comparative Sources The Chicago Case The New York Case The Los Angeles Case Index
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