Apartheid: a Global History of Demarcated Cities
by (u. S.) Carl H. Nightingale
About This Novel
This book traces the spread of segregation as a global phenomenon in cities from 1700 to the present. In this serious historical work, the author focuses on showing the formation and development of apartheid during the Western colonial process, and the distortion it had on cities and societies around the world. Beginning with the ancient roots of apartheid and the archaeological evidence that humans have long used fragmented cities to reinforce political and economic inequality, the author then turns to the world of European colonialism. It was there, he noted, that color-based segregation eventually solidified into race-based inequality; this division was replicated from Africa to the Americas. The turn of the 20th century saw the most aggressive segregation movement yet, as white communities nearly everywhere began to rearrange entire cities along racial lines. The city's history of apartheid reveals humanity's troubled past, and the reflections gained from it lay the foundation for a better, more equal urban future.
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