Race and the Politics of Deception: The Making of an American City by Mele, Christopher
Race and the Politics of Deception: The Making of an American City by Mele, Christopher

Race and the Politics of Deception: The Making of an American City

What is the relationship between race and space, and how do racial politics inform the organization and...
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Author: Christopher Mele
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Race and the Politics of Deception: The Making of an American City by Mele, Christopher

Race and the Politics of Deception: The Making of an American City

$499.11
Race and the Politics of Deception: The Making of an American City by Mele, Christopher

Race and the Politics of Deception: The Making of an American City

$499.11
Author: Christopher Mele
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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What is the relationship between race and space, and how do racial politics inform the organization and development of urban locales?

In Race and the Politics of Deception, Christopher Mele unpacks America's history of dealing with racial problems through the inequitable use of public space. Mele focuses on Chester, Pennsylvania--a small city comprised of primarily low-income, black residents, roughly twenty miles south of Philadelphia. Like many cities throughout the United States, Chester is experiencing post-industrial decline. A development plan touted as a way to "save" the city, proposes to turn one section into a desirable waterfront destination, while leaving the rest of the struggling residents in fractured communities. Dividing the city into spaces of tourism and consumption versus the everyday spaces of low-income residents, Mele argues, segregates the community by creating a racialized divide. While these development plans are described as socially inclusive and economically revitalizing, Mele asserts that political leaders and real estate developers intentionally exclude certain types of people--most often, low-income people of color.

Race and the Politics of Deception provides a revealing look at how our ever-changing landscape is being strategically divided along lines of class and race.

Author: Christopher Mele
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 01/10/2017
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781479880430


Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2017

About the Author
Mele, Christopher: - Christopher Mele is an urban sociologist at the University at Buffalo. He is the author or editor of several books, including Selling the Lower East Side: Culture, Real Estate, and Resistance in New York City.
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