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Philadelphia divided : race & politics in the city of brotherly love / by James Wolfinger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wolfinger, James, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Neighborhoods.
- History.
- Work environment.
- Working class.
- White people.
- Politics and government.
- African Americans.
- Conservatism.
- Liberalism.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Race relations--History--20th century.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Politics and government--20th century.
- Liberalism--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Politics and government--20th century.
- Conservatism--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Politics and government--20th century.
- African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Politics and government--20th century.
- White people--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Politics and government--20th century.
- Working class--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century.
- Work environment--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century.
- Neighborhoods--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century.
- African Americans--Politics and government.
- Race relations.
- White people--Politics and government.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2011]
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Annotation In a detailed study of life and politics in Philadelphia between the 1930s and the 1950s, James Wolfinger demonstrates how racial tensions in working-class neighborhoods and job sites shaped the contours of mid-twentieth-century liberal and conservative politics.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The New Deal era. Philadelphia before the New Deal ; The rise of New Deal liberalism ; Black politics
- part 2. World War II. The crucible of the home front ; Black activism and the PTC ; The Philadelphia transit strike
- part 3. The postwar city. Moving out ; The politics of the FEPC.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-307) and index.
- Print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 0807878103
- 9780807878101
- 9781469603551
- 1469603551
- 0807871907
- 9780807871904
- OCLC:
- 816497205
- Publisher Number:
- 10.5149/9780807878101_wolfinger
- 9780807871904
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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