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Vanishing Eden: White Construction of Memory, Meaning, and Identity in a Racially Changing City
Michael T. Maly
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Description for Vanishing Eden: White Construction of Memory, Meaning, and Identity in a Racially Changing City
Paperback. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSG; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
For many whites, desegregation initially felt like an attack on their community. But how has the process of racial change affected whites' understanding of community and race? In Vanishing Eden, Michael Maly and Heather Dalmage provide an intriguing analysis of the experiences and memories of whites who lived in Chicago neighborhoods experiencing racial change during the 1950s through the 1980s. They pay particular attention to examining how young people made sense of what was occurring, and how this experience impacted their lives.Using a blend of urban studies and whiteness studies, the authors examine how racial solidarity and whiteness were created ... Read more
For many whites, desegregation initially felt like an attack on their community. But how has the process of racial change affected whites' understanding of community and race? In Vanishing Eden, Michael Maly and Heather Dalmage provide an intriguing analysis of the experiences and memories of whites who lived in Chicago neighborhoods experiencing racial change during the 1950s through the 1980s. They pay particular attention to examining how young people made sense of what was occurring, and how this experience impacted their lives.Using a blend of urban studies and whiteness studies, the authors examine how racial solidarity and whiteness were created ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Urban Life, Landscape and Policy
Condition
New
Weight
278g
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781439911198
SKU
V9781439911198
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About Michael T. Maly
Michael Maly is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Policy Research Collaborative at Roosevelt University in Chicago. He is the author of Beyond Segregation: Multiracial and Multiethnic Neighborhoods in the United States (Temple). Heather M. Dalmage is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation. She is the author of Tripping ... Read more
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