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Segregation
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1. Terminology and urban subdivision

In contemporary usage, the term segregation (from Latin segregare, “segregate,” “separate”) denotes primarily the spatial and social isolation or separation of specific groups from society as a whole (Society [community]) (see Exclusion). In the English-speaking world, segregation frequently means separation of races, which also includes the political separation of social groups [8]. In the…

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Gareis, Iris, “Segregation”, in: Encyclopedia of Early Modern History Online, Editors of the English edition: Graeme Dunphy, Andrew Gow. Original German Edition: Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit. Im Auftrag des Kulturwissenschaftlichen Instituts (Essen) und in Verbindung mit den Fachherausgebern herausgegeben von Friedrich Jaeger. Copyright © J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH 2005–2012. Consulted online on 10 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2352-0272_emho_COM_027365>
First published online: 2015
First print edition: 20210601



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