Steven Gregory (Author) Steven Gregory was the inaugural Dr. Kenneth and Kareitha Forde Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies at Columbia University. His extraordinary work in Anthropology unfolded in many books including The Devil Behind the Mirror, Santeria in New York City: A Story in Cultural Resistance, and Black Corona: Race and the Politics of Place in an Urban Community. Elizabeth Chin (Editor) Elizabeth Chin is now an independent scholar. Since 2020 she has been Editor-in-Chief of American Anthropologist, the flagship journal of the American Anthropological Association. Much of her work has focused on race and social inequality in the United States. Her books include Purchasing Power: Black Kids and American Consumer Culture, and My Life With Things: The Consumer Diaries. Arlene Davila (Foreword by) Arlene Davila is Professor of Anthropology and American Studies at NYU. Her books include Culture Works: Space, Value and Mobility Across the Neoliberal Americas (2012) and Latino Spin: Public Image and the Whitewashing of Race (2008), both available from NYU Press.
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"A masterful work from the late Steven Gregory, Towering Above Harlem stands as a powerful testament to his legacy as a humanist, activist, urban anthropologist, and uncompromising critic. Exemplifying his sharp, anti-racist analysis and intimate ethnographic style, this book offers a keen examination of the intersections of race, class, and power, exposing how institutional elites manufacture inequality. Gregory's work challenges readers to engage critically, resist injustice, and never lose hope." -- Arlene Davila, author of Barrio Dreams: Puerto Ricans, Latinos and the Neoliberal City