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Philadelphia Divided: Race and Politics in the City of Brotherly Love
James Wolfinger
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Description for Philadelphia Divided: Race and Politics in the City of Brotherly Love
Paperback. Philadelphia Divided: Race and Politics in the City of Brotherly Love Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
In a detailed study of life and politics in Philadelphia between the 1930s and the 1950s, James Wolfinger demonstrates how racial tensions in working-class neighborhoods and job sites shaped the contours of mid-twentieth-century liberal and conservative politics. As racial divisions fractured the working class, he argues, Republican leaders exploited these racial fissures to reposition their party as the champion of ordinary white citizens besieged by black demands and overwhelmed by liberal government orders. By analyzing Philadelphia's workplaces and neighborhoods, Wolfinger shows the ways in which politics played out on the personal level. People's experiences in their jobs and homes, he ... Read more
In a detailed study of life and politics in Philadelphia between the 1930s and the 1950s, James Wolfinger demonstrates how racial tensions in working-class neighborhoods and job sites shaped the contours of mid-twentieth-century liberal and conservative politics. As racial divisions fractured the working class, he argues, Republican leaders exploited these racial fissures to reposition their party as the champion of ordinary white citizens besieged by black demands and overwhelmed by liberal government orders. By analyzing Philadelphia's workplaces and neighborhoods, Wolfinger shows the ways in which politics played out on the personal level. People's experiences in their jobs and homes, he ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807871904
SKU
V9780807871904
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About James Wolfinger
James Wolfinger is assistant professor of education and history at DePaul University.
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