Book Review: God and Government in the Ghetto: The Politics of Church—State Collaboration in Black America, by Michael Leo Owens. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. 304 pp. $55.00 (cloth); $22.00 (paper).
Book Review: Driving Detroit: The Quest for Respect in the Motor City, by George GalsterDriving Detroit: The Quest for Respect in the Motor City, by GalsterGeorge. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012. 305 pp (cloth).
Book Review: Blue Chip Black: Race, Class, and Status in the New Black Middle Class, by Karyn Lacy Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007, 302 pp. $60.00 (cloth), $22.95 (paperback).
Book Review: Black on the Block: The Politics of Race and Class in the City, by Mary Pattillo. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. 400 pp. $29.00 (cloth); $20.00 (paper).
Book Review: Black Citymakers: How the Philadelphia Negro Changed Urban America, edited by Marcus Anthony HunterBlack Citymakers: How the Philadelphia Negro Changed Urban America, edited by HunterMarcus Anthony. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. 286 pp. $31.50 (hardcover).
Book Review: America's Uneven Democracy: Race, Turnout, and Representation in City Politics and Campaign Finance in Local Elections: Buying the GrassrootsAmerica's Uneven Democracy: Race, Turnout, and Representation in City Politics, by HajnalZoltan L.New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 241 pp. $23.99 (paper).Campaign Finance in Local Elections: Buying the Grassroots, AdamsBrian E.Boulder, CO: FirstForum Press/Lynne Rienner, 2009. 229 pp. $65.00 (cloth).
Book Review: A Neighborhood That Never Changes: Gentrification, Social Preservation, and the Search for Authenticity, by Japonica Brown-Saracino. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. 352 pp. $30.00 (paperback).