Hate Thy Neighbor Move-In Violence and the Persistence of Racial Segregation in American Housing

Name: Hate Thy Neighbor Move-In Violence and the Persistence of Racial Segregation in American Housing
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ISBN: 9780814791448

ISBN-10: 0814791441

ISBN-13: 9780814791448

Edition: 2013

Authors: Jeannine Bell

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“Hate They Neighborshows in devastating detail the rise and persistence of tactics for preventing residential racial integration, starting in the 20th century and continuing into the present. Although many minorities can find good housing in areas they can afford, just enough of their neighbors still greet them with cross-burnings, firebombs, and violence to send an ongoing warning: integrate at your own risk."—Amanda I. Seligman, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Despite increasing racial tolerance and national diversity, neighborhood segregation remains a very real problem in cities across America. Scholars, government officials, and the general public have long attempted to understand…

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List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 6/8/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 259
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English

Jeannine Bell is Professor of Law at IU Maurer School of Law-Bloomington. She is the author of Policing Hatred: Law Enforcement, Civil Rights, and Hate Crime ; Police and Policing Law ; and Gaining Access to Research Sites: A Practical and Theoretical Guide for Qualitative Researchers (with Martha Feldman and Michele Berger).



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Violence and the Neighborhood Color Line



The Roots of Contemporary Move-In Violence



The Contemporary Dynamics of Move-In Violence



Anti-Integrationist Violence and the Tolerance-Violence Paradox



Racism or Power? Explaining Perpetrator Motivation in Interethnic Cases



When Class Trumps Race: Explaining Perpetrator Motivation in Interclass Cases



Responding to Neighborhood Hate Crimes


Conclusion: The Reality of Anti-Integrationist Violence and Prospects for Integration


Notes


Index


About the Author