The Color of Strangers, the Color of Friends

Alan Peshkin

ISBN 10: 0226662012 / ISBN 13: 9780226662015

Published by The University Of Chicago Press Jun 1991, 1991

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Neuware - Peshkin examines the role played by ethnicity in the daily life of a town he calls 'Riverview' and its only high school. Immersing himself in the daily life of halls and classrooms of Riverview's high school and the streets of its neighborhoods, Peshkin coaxes from both young and old their own reflections on the town's early days, on the period of ethnic strife sparked by the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and on the way they see Riverview today. 'Peshkin strikes a hopeful chord, revealing what social encounters among ethnic groups--at their best--can be like in America.'--'Education Digest'.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Color of Strangers, the Color of Friends
• Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press Jun 1991
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226662012
• ISBN 13: 9780226662015
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 228W x 153H x 19D millimeters 228 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 434 grams

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Synopsis

Peshkin examines the role played by ethnicity in the daily life of a town he calls "Riverview" and its only high school. Immersing himself in the daily life of halls and classrooms of Riverview's high school and the streets of its neighborhoods, Peshkin coaxes from both young and old their own reflections on the town's early days, on the period of ethnic strife sparked by the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and on the way they see Riverview today.

"Peshkin strikes a hopeful chord, revealing what social encounters among ethnic groups—at their best—can be like in America."—Education Digest

About the Author

Alan Peshkin is professor of comparative education at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. God’s Choice is the third in his series of studies exploring American communities and their schools. The other books in the series, Growing Up American and The Imperfect Union, were also published by the University of Chicago Press.