Historically black : imagining community in a black historic district /

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In Historically Black, Mieka Brand Polanco examines the concept of community in the United States: how communities are experienced and understood, the complex relationship between human beings and their social and physical landscapes-and how the term ""community"" is sometimes co...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Polanco, Mieka Brand (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
African American neighborhoods > United States.
Community development > United States.
Quartiers noirs américains > États-Unis.
Développement communautaire > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
African American neighborhoods
Community development
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In Historically Black, Mieka Brand Polanco examines the concept of community in the United States: how communities are experienced and understood, the complex relationship between human beings and their social and physical landscapes-and how the term ""community"" is sometimes conjured to feign a cohesiveness that may not actually exist. Drawing on ethnographic and historical materials from Union, Virginia, Historically Black offers a nuanced and sensitive portrait of a federally recognized Historic District under the category ""Ethnic Heritage-Black."". Since Union has been home to a raciall.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780814724743
0814724744

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