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America's Johannesburg: Industrialization and Racial Transformation in Birmingham - Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation Bobby M. Wilson
America's Johannesburg: Industrialization and Racial Transformation in Birmingham - Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation
Bobby M. Wilson
A persuasive exploration of the links between Alabama's slaveholding order and the subsequent industrialization of the state, America's Johannesburg demonstrates that arguments based on classical economics fail to take into account the ways in which racial issues influenced the rise of industrial capitalism.
288 pages, 6 black & white photographs
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 1, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9780820356273 |
| Publishers | University of Georgia Press |
| Pages | 292 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 151 × 19 mm · 446 g |
| Language | English |