Race and the invisible hand how white networks exclude black men from blue-collar jobs

From the time of Booker T. Washington to today, and William Julius Wilson, the advice dispensed to young black men has invariably been, "Get a trade." Deirdre Royster has put this folk wisdom to an empirical test--and, in Race and the Invisible Hand, exposes the subtleties and discrepancie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Royster, Deirdre A. 1966- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press 2003.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:From the time of Booker T. Washington to today, and William Julius Wilson, the advice dispensed to young black men has invariably been, "Get a trade." Deirdre Royster has put this folk wisdom to an empirical test--and, in Race and the Invisible Hand, exposes the subtleties and discrepancies of a workplace that favors the white job-seeker over the black.
Descripción Física:xvi, 226 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 205-215) e índice.
ISBN:9780520937376
9781417525423
9781597348454
9780520229990
9780520239517