Boston's Beacon Hill, Chicago's South Side, San Francisco's Chinatown and Castro, Miami's Little Havana, Detroit's Near East Side, and New York's Crown Heights are all neighborhoods that evoke strong images of residents who share common ethnic, racial, religious, social class, or lifestyle ties. How do communities like these form in diverse urban areas and why? What are the forces that conspire to segregate people? Mark Abrahamson explores these questions while providing a lively history of these urban enclaves.
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Boston's Beacon Hill, Chicago's South Side, San Francisco's Chinatown and Castro, Miami's Little Havana, Detroit's Near East Side, and New York's Crown Heights are all neighborhoods that evoke strong images of residents who share common ethnic, racial, religious, social class, or lifestyle ties. How do communities like these form in diverse urban areas and why? What are the forces that conspire to segregate people? Mark Abrahamson explores these questions while providing a lively history of these urban enclaves.
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Good. Reliable and presentable paperback edition. A bit of edgewear to the covers. Some shelf wear to the covers. Tight binding. The pages flow cleanly and clearly!
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾-9¾Tall; Type: Book This book has to deal with the Urban World in America. There is writing and underlining through out the book.