Philadelphia divided : race & politics in the City of Brotherly Love by James Wolfinger

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolfinger, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Race relations--History--20th century.

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.

Physical Description:

xii, 318 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2007.

Contents:

pt. 1. The New Deal era. Philadelphia before the New Deal ; The rise of New Deal liberalism ; Black politics

pt. 2. World War II. The crucible of the home front ; Black activism and the PTC ; The Philadelphia transit strike

pt. 3. The postwar city. Moving out ; The politics of the FEPC.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-307) and index.

Local Notes:

The Balch Ethnic Studies Collection.

Other Format:

Online version: Wolfinger, James. Philadelphia divided.

ISBN:

9780807831496 (cloth : alk. paper)

0807831492 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

154706425