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Book SynopsisEnhances our understanding of how prevalent segregation and hate-crime remain, and offers insightful analysis of a complex mix of remedies that can work to address this difficult problem
Trade Review"Hate They Neighbor shows in devastating detail the rise and persistence of tactics for preventing residential racial integration, starting in the 20th century and continuing into the present. Although many minorities can find good housing in areas they can afford, just enough of their neighbors still greet them with cross-burnings, firebombs, and violence to send an ongoing warning: integrate at your own risk." -- Amanda I. Seligman,University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
"A fascinating and deeply upsetting look at the issue of white Americans perpetrating violence in order to prevent housing integration. Recommended for scholarly readers interested in the intersection of law, public policy, and race." -- Rachel Bridgewater * Library Journal *
"Puts an unsparing spotlight on one of the least discussed yet most intractable barriers to full civil rights for all Americans. . . . Stunning and tragic. . . . Hate Thy Neighbor is both empirical and poignant. Her proposals for how to address this enduring scandal will, without any doubt, launch new reflection, new movements, new hope." -- Patricia J. Williams,Columbia Law School
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"An important, informative, disturbing, surprisingly encouraging book. Although Ive taught, researched, and written about housing discrimination and segregation for decades, this book exposed me to much that I hadnt known.. . . The facts Bell relates are shocking in their cruelty and brutality. . . . A'must read' for anyone concerned about residential racial discrimination and segregation.
" -- Florence Wagman Roisman,William F. Harvey Professor of Law, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
"Another new book to share with the younger generation is Jeannine Bell's Hate Thy Neighbor, a sobering reminder of how the legacy of the past lives on...Bell's book offers an important reality check for those who believe that racism is no longer a problem." * Tikkun *
"In the bookHate Thy Neighbor, Jeannine Bell turns our attention to the often overlooked factor of anti-integrationist violence as a threat to minority decisions to move into white neighborhoods. In an era when most whites view racial struggles to be a thing of the past, Bells data is not only a stark reminder of how far we have to go, but also a demonstration of our legal systems failure to provide sufficient remedy for such acts." * American Journal of Sociology *
"An impassioned advocate, the author puts a human face on statistics, drawing our attention to the financial and psychological damage sustained by individual victims of move-in violence...The cumulative effect is powerful and disturbing, a nuanced view of race relations in the age of Obama and a reminder to civil rights advocates of unfinished business." * Publishers Weekly *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Violence and the Neighborhood Color Line 1. The Roots of Contemporary Move-In Violence 2. The Contemporary Dynamics of Move-In Violence 3. Anti-Integrationist Violence and the Tolerance-Violence Paradox4. Racism or Power? Explaining Perpetrator Motivation in Interethnic Cases5. When Class Trumps Race: Explaining Perpetrator Motivation in Interclass Cases6. Responding to Neighborhood Hate Crimes Conclusion: The Reality of Anti-Integrationist Violence and Prospects for IntegrationNotes Index About the Author
