Ghetto: A Very Short Introduction, Paperback/Bryan Cheyette

'Ghetto' is an extraordinarily complex word that encompasses Jewish history, black experiences in northern America, and our contemporary sense of cities and countries segregated by race and class. Exploring the various identities and uses of ghettos, Bryan Cheyette shows how different instances of ghettoization interrelate across time and space. Illustrations: 10 black-and-white illustrations