There Goes the Neighborhood: Racial, Ethnic, and Class Tensions in Four Chicago Neighborhoods and Their Meaning for America

by William Julius Wilson and Richard P. Taub

Book Overview

From one of America's most admired sociologists and urban policy advisers, There Goes the Neighborhood is a long-awaited look at how race, class, and ethnicity influence one of Americans' most... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679724184
• ISBN13: 9780679724186
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.0"

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Incisive, trenchant analysis of urban Chicago...

This book provides unique research on urban areas of Chicago, and the policy implications of interactions among their inhabitants.