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Author:

Abu-Lughod, Janet L.

Title:

Race, space, and riots in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles / Janet L. Abu-Lughod.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

xiv, 344 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Race riots--United States--History--20th century.
African Americans--Social conditions--20th century.
United States--Race relations.
Émeutes raciales--États-Unis--Histoire--20e siècle.
Noirs américains--Conditions sociales--20e siècle.
États-Unis--Relations raciales.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-329) and index.

Contents:

Index. 8. overview of race riots in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles -- pt. 1. Chicago's struggles to control space -- 2. The bloody riot of 1919 and its consequences -- 3. The black uprising after King's assassination in 1968 -- pt. 2. New York's struggles for equity and social justice -- 4. The Harlem revolts of 1935 and 1943 -- 5. The Harlem-Bedford Stuyvesant uprising of 1964 -- pt. 3. Los Angeles's futile uprisings -- 6. The Watts riot of 1965 : the beginning or the end? -- 7. Riot redux : South Central, 1992 -- 8. Explaining differences, predicting convergence? -- Bibliography -- Index.

ISBN:

0195328752
9780195328752

OCLC:

(OCoLC)77504023

LCCN:

2006102002

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)