1st Edition

Ethnic Segregation in Cities

Edited By Ceri Peach, Vaughan Robinson, Susan Smith Copyright 1981
260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1981, Ethnic Segregation in Cities argues that race and ethnicity are fundamental to writing about the city, and that economic patterns adapt themselves to race and ethnicity rather than vice versa. The problem of ethnic segregation is a burning one for both geographers and sociologists – geographers because of the concern for all aspects of urban deprivation, and... Read more

Acknowledgement Introduction Ceri Peach and Susan Smith 1. Urban Segregation and Inner City Policy in Great Britain John Rex 2. Ethnic Segregation: Social Reality and Academic Myth Nathan Kantrowitz 3. An Asymmetrical Approach to Segregation Stanley Lieberson 4. A Demographic Perspective on School Desegregation in the USA Karl E. Taeuber, Franklin D. Wilson, David R. James and Alma F. Taeuber 5. Paradoxes of Puerto Rican Segregation in New York Peter Jackson 6. The Black Professional and Residential Segregation in the American City Harold M. Rose 7. The Development of South Asian Settlement in Britain and the Myth of Return Vaughan Robinson 8. Business Development and Self-segregation: Asian Enterprise in Three British Cities Howard E. Aldrich, John C. Cater, Trevor P. Jones and David McEvoy 9. Ethnic Segregation and Ethnic Intermarriage: A Re-examination of Kennedy’s Triple Melting Pot in New Haven, 1900-1950 Ceri Peach 10. Social Status, the Market and Ethnic Segregation Robin Ward and Ronald Sims 11. Ethnic Residential Segregation, Ethnic Mixing and Resource Conflict: A Study in Belfast, Northern Ireland F. W. Boal Notes on Contributors Index

Biography

Ceri Peach, Vaughan Robinson and Susan Smith