Racial Discrimination in Everyday Life.

Black in White Space by Elijah Anderson is a compelling and essential read for those interested in understanding the complexities of race relations in contemporary society. The book's in-depth analysis and personal narratives offer valuable insights into the persistent issues of racial discrimination in everyday life.

Due to a sudden, unexpected passing in the family a few years ago and another more recently and my subsequent (mental) health issues stemming from that, I was unable to download this book in time to review it before it was archived as I did not visit this site for several years after the bereavements. This meant I didn't read or venture onto netgalley for years as not only did it remind me of that person as they shared my passion for reading, but I also struggled to maintain interest in anything due to overwhelming depression. I was therefore unable to download this title in time and so I couldn't give a review as it wasn't successfully acquired before it was archived. The second issue that has happened with some of my other books is that I had them downloaded to one particular device and said device is now defunct, so I have no access to those books anymore, sadly.

This means I can't leave an accurate reflection of my feelings towards the book as I am unable to read it now and so I am leaving a message of explanation instead. I am now back to reading and reviewing full time as once considerable time had passed I have found that books have been helping me significantly in terms of my mindset and mental health - this was after having no interest in anything for quite a number of years after the passings. Anything requested and approved will be read and a review written and posted to Amazon (where I am a Hall of Famer & Top Reviewer), Goodreads (where I have several thousand friends and the same amount who follow my reviews) and Waterstones (or Barnes & Noble if the publisher is American based). Thank you for the opportunity and apologies for the inconvenience.

it's not that it's bad or that I don't agree with it but I just thought it was not the strongest book. The blurbs all make a lot of how the Anderson has done ethnography in Philly but... there's so little of that in here. Just a few anecdotes. And like, I get the symbolic racism at play throughout the book with the ghetto's outsized impact but also, it got stretched and stretched. I've been deeply submersed in the anthropology/archaeology/sociology of symbols and networks so it could just be the timing-I should have not have read in conjunction with all the theory.