Race and the Politics of Deception : The Making of an American City /

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What is the relationship between race and space, and how do racial politics inform the organization and development of urban locales?In Race and the Politics of Deception, Christopher Mele unpacks America's history of dealing with racial problems through the inequitable use of public space. Mel...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mele, Christopher
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : New York University Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Urbanization.
Urban policy.
Racism.
Race relations.
Politics and government.
Economic history.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African Americans.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Noirs americains > Droits > Pennsylvanie > Chester.
Noirs americains > Pennsylvanie > Chester > Histoire.
Racisme > Pennsylvanie > Chester.
Politique urbaine > Pennsylvanie > Études de cas.
Urbanisation > Pennsylvanie > Études de cas.
African Americans > Civil rights > Pennsylvania > Chester.
African Americans > Pennsylvania > Chester > History.
Racism > Pennsylvania > Chester.
Urban policy > Pennsylvania > Case studies.
Urbanization > Pennsylvania > Case studies.
Pennsylvania > Chester.
Pennsylvania.
Chester (Pa.) > Economic conditions.
Chester (Pa.) > Politics and government.
Chester (Pa.) > Race relations.
History.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What is the relationship between race and space, and how do racial politics inform the organization and development of urban locales?In Race and the Politics of Deception, Christopher Mele unpacks America's history of dealing with racial problems through the inequitable use of public space. Mele focuses on Chester, Pennsylvania--a small city comprised of primarily low-income, black residents, roughly twenty miles south of Philadelphia. Like many cities throughout the United States, Chester is experiencing post-industrial decline. A development plan touted as a way to "save" the city, proposes to turn one section into a desirable waterfront destination, while leaving the rest of the struggling residents in fractured communities. Dividing the city into spaces of tourism and consumption versus the everyday spaces of low-income residents, Mele argues, segregates the community by creating a racialized divide. While these development plans are described as socially inclusive and economically revitalizing, Mele asserts that political leaders and real estate developers intentionally exclude certain types of people--most often, low-income people of color.Race and the Politics of Deception provides a revealing look at how our ever-changing landscape is being strategically divided along lines of class and race.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (208 pages).
ISBN:9781479871230

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