Preface 1. The Missing Link 2. The Construction of the Ghetto 3. The Persistence of the Ghetto 4. The Continuing Causes of Segregation 5. The Creation of Underclass Communities 6. The Perpetuation of the Underclass 7. The Failure of Public Policy 8. The Future of the Ghetto Notes Index
Douglas S. Massey is Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University, with a joint appointment in the Woodrow Wilson School. Nancy A. Denton is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University at Albany, State University of New York.
A major contribution to our understanding of both racism and
poverty... One hopes that the book will be read, not only by other
scholars and policy analysts, but by a broad spectrum of citizens
and by all the leaders of the nation.
*Washington Post Book World*
Richly documented ... A splendid book. American Apartheid explores
a topic that many of us have come to take for granted, presents a
fascinating array of data that have never been assembled in one
place and compellingly argues that segregation is crucial to
understanding what has happened to [urban] blacks.
*Times Literary Supplement*
In the meticulousness of its research and the density of its
arguments, [American Apartheid] stands well apart from even the
best-argued and most amply documented books by journalists on
racial problems.
*New Republic*
Essential reading for anyone interested in the causes, and possible
cures, of urban poverty.
*Contemporary Sociology*
An incredibly readable book that must be studied by all
Americans—liberal and conservative, black and white.
*Choice*
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