“A fascinating examination of both race relations and class dynamics in a changing city. [Mayorga’s] book makes a significant contribution to the study of both critical racial/ethnic studies and urban sociology, and perhaps more importantly to the theoretical underpinnings of these two traditions.”—Ethnic and Racial Studies

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“An in-depth analysis of material life within two neighborhoods in Cincinnati. . . . Urban Specters provides hope in interpersonal acts of resilience and a growing self-awareness made possible by public scholarship that looks at a different world.”—The Metropole

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“A refreshing contribution to urban scholarship. . . . Urban Specters illuminates the ways racial capitalist dynamics haunt the everyday lived experiences of people and, most importantly, the stories people tell. . . . [A] valuable and generative resource for scholars of race, urban inequality, and political economy.”—Social Forces