American Project: The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto

Autori

• Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh

Parametri

Pagine

336pagine

Tempo di lettura

12ore

• Politica
• Saggistica
• Scienze politiche & Politica
• Scienze sociali
• Storia

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High-rise public housing was a signature of the post–World War II city. A hopeful experiment in providing temporary, inexpensive homes for all Americans, the “projects“ soon became synonymous with the black urban poor, isolation and overcrowding, drugs, gang violence, and neglect. Here, Venkatesh seeks to salvage public housing’s troubled legacy.

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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2002

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