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44 Books in the SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban Category

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When Crack Was King: A People’s History of a Misunderstood Era

When Crack Was King: A People’s History of a Misunderstood Era
When Crack Was King: A People’s History of a Misunderstood Era

When Crack Was King: A People’s History of a Misunderstood Era
The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study

The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study
Cornrows: My Hair, My Roots

Cornrows: My Hair, My Roots
We Speak for Ourselves: A Word from Forgotten Black America

We Speak for Ourselves: A Word from Forgotten Black America
Our Stories, Our Voices: Black Men Speak Their Truth

Our Stories, Our Voices: Black Men Speak Their Truth
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women, and Queer Radicals

Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women, and Queer Radicals
The New Noir: Race, Identity, and Diaspora in Black Suburbia

The New Noir: Race, Identity, and Diaspora in Black Suburbia
The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America

The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America
Boss of Black Brooklyn: The Life and Times of Bertram L. Baker

Boss of Black Brooklyn: The Life and Times of Bertram L. Baker
The Message: A Word from the Black America You Forgot About

The Message: A Word from the Black America You Forgot About
From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America

From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America
Making Rent in Bed-Stuy: A Memoir of Trying to Make It in New York City

Making Rent in Bed-Stuy: A Memoir of Trying to Make It in New York City
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball

Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball
Social Action, Advocacy and Agents of Change

Social Action, Advocacy and Agents of Change
The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation

The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation
Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times in Today’s New York

Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times in Today’s New York
Race and Real Estate: Conflict and Cooperation in Harlem, 1890-1920

Race and Real Estate: Conflict and Cooperation in Harlem, 1890-1920
Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America

Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America
Suburban Erasure: How the Suburbs Ended the Civil Rights Movement in New Jersey

Suburban Erasure: How the Suburbs Ended the Civil Rights Movement in New Jersey
Buck: A Memoir

Buck: A Memoir
Living and Dying in Brick City: An E.R. Doctor Returns Home

Living and Dying in Brick City: An E.R. Doctor Returns Home

The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy

The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy
The Declining Significance of Race: Blacks and Changing American Institutions

The Declining Significance of Race: Blacks and Changing American Institutions
Go-Go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City

Go-Go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City
The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race And Civility In Everyday Life

The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race And Civility In Everyday Life
The Condemnation Of Blackness: Race, Crime, And The Making Of Modern Urban America

The Condemnation Of Blackness: Race, Crime, And The Making Of Modern Urban America
Against The Wall: Poor, Young, Black, And Male (The City In The Twenty-First Century)

Against The Wall: Poor, Young, Black, And Male (The City In The Twenty-First Century)
More Than Just Race: Being Black And Poor In The Inner City (Issues Of Our Time)

More Than Just Race: Being Black And Poor In The Inner City (Issues Of Our Time)
There Goes the Neighborhood: Racial, Ethnic, and Class Tensions in Four Chicago Neighborhoods and Their Meaning for America

There Goes the Neighborhood: Racial, Ethnic, and Class Tensions in Four Chicago Neighborhoods and Their Meaning for America
From Poverty To Power Moves

From Poverty To Power Moves
Migrating to the Movies: Cinema and Black Urban Modernity

Migrating to the Movies: Cinema and Black Urban Modernity
A Covenant With Color: Race And Social Power In Brooklyn

A Covenant With Color: Race And Social Power In Brooklyn
In The Company Of Black Men: The African Influence On African American Culture In New York City

In The Company Of Black Men: The African Influence On African American Culture In New York City
Maurya’s Seed: Why Hope Lives Behind Project Walls

Maurya’s Seed: Why Hope Lives Behind Project Walls
Code Of The Street: Decency, Violence, And The Moral Life Of The Inner City

Code Of The Street: Decency, Violence, And The Moral Life Of The Inner City
Renaissance in Harlem

Renaissance in Harlem
Down These Mean Streets

Down These Mean Streets
When Work Disappears: The World of the New Urban Poor

When Work Disappears: The World of the New Urban Poor
Uprising

Uprising
Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City

Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City
Fires in the Mirror

Fires in the Mirror
Streetwise: Race, Class, And Change In An Urban Community

Streetwise: Race, Class, And Change In An Urban Community