How East New York became a ghetto / Walter Thabit ; with a foreword by Frances Fox Piven.

Author/creator Thabit, Walter
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©2003.
Descriptionxv, 304 pages : map ; 24 cm
Subjects
Minorities--New York (State). --New York. --Social conditions. --20th century.
African Americans--New York (State). --New York. --Social conditions. --20th century.
Ethnic neighborhoods--New York (State). --New York. --History. --20th century.
Inner cities--New York (State). --New York. --History. --20th century.
Urban policy--New York (State). --New York. --History. --20th century.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions. --20th century.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.
New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions. --20th century.
New York (N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.

Contents Welcome to East New York -- The population wave -- The ghettoization of East New York -- Destruction of the "target area" -- The uniformed (and other) services -- The youth of East New York -- Vest pocket planning -- Vest pocket implementation -- The model cities fiasco -- School planning -- East New York under siege -- The FHA scandals -- The community school board disaster -- Rebuilding in East New York -- The hard road to recovery -- Policing the ghetto.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2003002709
ISBN0814782663 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0814782671 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F129.B7 T47 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold