A Covenant with Color: Race and Social Power in Brooklyn 1636-1990 (Columbia History of Urban Life)

by Craig Steven Wilder

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In this social history of Brooklyn, Craig Steven Wilder contends that power relations are the starting point for understanding the area's turbulent racial dynamics. He explores the evolution of the Brooklyn ghetto and uses Brooklyn as a lens through which to view larger issues in America.
  • ISBN10 0231506635
  • ISBN13 9780231506632
  • Publish Date 5 July 2000
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Columbia University Press
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 320
  • Language English