Format:
Online-Ressource (xi, 494 p., [15] p. of plates)
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ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0231150326
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9780231150323
Series Statement:
The Columbia history of urban life
Content:
In 1978, Ed Koch assumed control of a city plagued by filth, crime, bankruptcy, and racial tensions. In 1989, by the end of his mayoral run and despite the Wall Street crash of 1987, neighborhoods and infrastructure were being rebuilt. Unlike many American cities, Koch's New York was growing, not shrinking. Gentrification brought new businesses to neglected corners and converted low-end rental housing to coops and condos. Nevertheless, not all the change was positive-AIDS, crime, homelessness, and violent racial conflict increased, marking a time of great, if somewhat uneven, transition. For b
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Struggling to Be Middle Class; 3. It Takes a Village(1949-58); 4. ""Rhymes with Notch"(1959-64); 5. The Man Who Beat Carmine De Sapio; 6. A Rebel with Reason; 7. Koch's Corridor (1969-76); 8. "A Liberal with Sanity" Koch as the Anti-Bella; 9. New York Divided and Broke (1973-77); 10. The 1977 Mayoral Election; 11. The Critical First Term (1978-81); 12. The Politics of Race and Party; 13. Shake-up (1979-80); 14. Controlled Fusion Or, to Koch or Not to Koch(1980-81); 15. Governor Koch? (1982-83); 16. Larger Than Life (1984-85)
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17. A New Spatial Order Gentrification, the Parks,Times Square18. Homelessness; 19. The Koch Housing Plan (1986-89); 20. AIDS; 21. Crime and Police Issues (1978-84); 22. The Ward Years Police, Crime, and Police Crimes (1984-89); 23. Don't Follow County Leaders, and Watch Your Parking Meters(1986); 24. Koch's Endgame (1988-89); 25. Epilogue; Conclusion; Notes; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0231520905
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231520904
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231150330
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City
Language:
English
