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The Fifty-Year Rebellion: How the U.S. Political Crisis Began in Detroit
Scott Kurashige
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Description for The Fifty-Year Rebellion: How the U.S. Political Crisis Began in Detroit
Paperback. Series: American Studies Now: Critical Histories of the Present. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBN; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
This title is part of American Studies Now and available as an e-book first. Visit ucpress.edu/go/americanstudiesnow to learn more. On July 23, 1967, the eyes of the world fixed on Detroit, as thousands took to the streets to vent their frustrations with white racism, police brutality, and vanishing job prospects in the place that gave rise to the American Dream. Mainstream observers contended that the riot brought about the ruin of a once-great city; for them, the municipal bankruptcy of 2013 served as a bailout paving the way for the rebuilding of Detroit. Challenging this prevailing view, Scott ... Read more
This title is part of American Studies Now and available as an e-book first. Visit ucpress.edu/go/americanstudiesnow to learn more. On July 23, 1967, the eyes of the world fixed on Detroit, as thousands took to the streets to vent their frustrations with white racism, police brutality, and vanishing job prospects in the place that gave rise to the American Dream. Mainstream observers contended that the riot brought about the ruin of a once-great city; for them, the municipal bankruptcy of 2013 served as a bailout paving the way for the rebuilding of Detroit. Challenging this prevailing view, Scott ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
American Studies Now: Critical Histories of the Present
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520294912
SKU
V9780520294912
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About Scott Kurashige
Scott Kurashige is Professor of American and Ethnic Studies at the University of Washington Bothell and coauthor with Grace Lee Boggs of The Next American Revolution.
Reviews for The Fifty-Year Rebellion: How the U.S. Political Crisis Began in Detroit
Kurashige sees in Detroit a microcosm of the political ills which he believes afflict the United States more broadly. Starting with the rioting of 1967, he presents a history of the policies that he believes have disen- franchised, impoverished and repressed Detroit's black and working-class citizens, as well as their acts of resistance.
(07/18/2018) Kurashige's purpose is advocacy ... Read more
(07/18/2018) Kurashige's purpose is advocacy ... Read more