Segregation: A Global History of Divided Cities (Hardcover) - Nightingale, Carl Husemoller

Starting with segregations ancient roots, and what the archaeological evidence reveals about humanitys long-standing use of urban divisions to reinforce political and economic inequality, Nightingale then moves to the world of European colonialism. It was there, he shows, segregation based on colourand eventually on racetook hold; the British East India Company, for example, split Calcutta into White Town and Black Town. As we follow Nightingales story around the globe, we see that division replicated from Hong Kong to Nairobi, Baltimore to San Francisco, and more. The turn of the twentieth century saw the most aggressive segregation movements yet, as white communities almost everywhere set to rearranging whole cities along racial lines. Nightingale focuses closely on two striking examples: Johannesburg, with its state-sponsored separation, and Chicago, in which the goal of segregation was advanced by the more subtle methods of real estate markets and housing policy.

Hardcover. English. The University of Chicago Press. 2012. ISBN: 9780226580746. 517 pp. Good with dw. Book No: 2506376