The White City: Race and Urban Politics

Sociology Compass

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1049-1065

  Seamster, Louise ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84961721930     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/soc4.12326     Document Type: Article

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