| Titre | La mosaïque des séparatismes américains : le cas des cités murées | |
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| Auteur | Pierre Guerlain | |
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Revue | L'Homme et la société |
| Numéro | no 117-118, 3e et 4e trimestre 1995 Luttes de classes | |
| Page | 143-153 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Pierre Guerlain, The Mosaic of American Separatisms : The Case of the Walled Cities
Although the urban segregation represented by the American ghettoes is well known, the flight of the privileged is not so well understood. Social separation, often accompanied by racial discrimination, takes some original forms in the United States. It has resulted in the construction of opulent and well-guarded ghettoes for the rich. The ideology of security justifying this flight and enclosure of the wealthy constitutes an attempt to coopt social conflicts and reinforce the abandonment of run down neighborhoods in the inner cities. All the various groups end up isolated according to class and racial criteria. The American mosaic take the form of socially homogenous islands which contradict speeches about diversity and assimilation. Ultimately, this situation threatens a democratic polity. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/homso_0018-4306_1995_num_117_3_2809 |
