Segregation: A Global History of Divided Cities

by Carl H. Nightingale

Book Overview

When we think of segregation, what often comes to mind is apartheid South Africa, or the American South in the age of Jim Crow--two societies fundamentally premised on the concept of the separation of the races. But as Carl H. Nightingale shows us in this magisterial history, segregation is everywhere, deforming cities and societies worldwide. Starting with segregation's ancient roots, and what the archaeological evidence reveals about humanity's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226580741
• ISBN13: 9780226580746
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.1"