A Covenant with Color: Race and Social Power in Brooklyn

by Craig Steven Wilder

Book Overview

Spanning three centuries of Brooklyn history from the colonial period to the present, A Covenant with Color exposes the intricate relations of dominance and subordination that have long characterized the relative social positions of white and black Brooklynites. Craig Steven Wilder--examining both quantitative and qualitative evidence and utilizing cutting-edge literature on race theory--demonstrates how ideas of race were born, how they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231119070
• ISBN13: 9780231119078
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher