An acclaimed sociologist illuminates the public life of an American city, offering a major reinterpretation of the racial dynamics in America. Elijah Anderson, called "one of our best urban ethnographers" by the New York Times Book Review, introduces the concept of the "cosmopolitan canopy": the urban islands of civility amid segregated ghettos, suburbs, and ethnic enclaves.
The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race and Civility in Everyday Life
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Author: Anderson, Elijah
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780393340518
Details:
Author: Anderson, Elijah
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 338
Release Date: 12-03-2012
Part Number: 0393340511_used
Package Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.0 inches Languages: English