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Black Metropolis
St. Clair Drake
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Description for Black Metropolis
Paperback. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFSG; JFSL3; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. .
Ground-breaking when first published in 1945, Black Metropolis remains a landmark study of race and urban life. Few studies since have been able to match its scope and magnitude, offering one of the most comprehensive looks at black life in America. Based on research conducted by Works Progress Administration field workers, it is a sweeping historical and sociological account of the people of Chicago's South Side from the 1840s through the 1930s. Its findings offer a comprehensive analysis of black migration, settlement, community structure, and black-white race relations in the first half of the twentieth century. It offers a dizzying ... Read more
Ground-breaking when first published in 1945, Black Metropolis remains a landmark study of race and urban life. Few studies since have been able to match its scope and magnitude, offering one of the most comprehensive looks at black life in America. Based on research conducted by Works Progress Administration field workers, it is a sweeping historical and sociological account of the people of Chicago's South Side from the 1840s through the 1930s. Its findings offer a comprehensive analysis of black migration, settlement, community structure, and black-white race relations in the first half of the twentieth century. It offers a dizzying ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
912
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226253213
SKU
V9780226253213
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About St. Clair Drake
St. Clair Drake (1911-90) was an African American sociologist and anthropologist who founded African American Studies programs at Roosevelt University and Stanford University. His books included Social Work in West Africa, Race Relations in a Time of Rapid Social Change, and Black Religion and the Redemption of Africa. Horace R. Cayton (1903-70) was an American sociologist known for his studies ... Read more
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