Format:
1 online resource (297 pages)
ISBN:
9780231508353
Series Statement:
Columbia History of Urban Life
Content:
The Bronx is a fascinating history of a singular borough, mapping its evolution from a loose cluster of commuter villages to a densely populated home for New York's African American and Hispanic populations. In recounting the varied and extreme transformations this community has undergone, Evelyn Gonzalez argues that racial discrimination, rampant crime, postwar liberalism, and big government were not the only reasons for the urban crisis that assailed the Bronx during the late 1960s. Rather, a combination of population shifts, public housing initiatives, economic recession, and urban overdevelopment caused its decline. Yet she also proves that ongoing urbanization and neighborhood fluctuations are the very factors that have allowed the Bronx to undergo one of the most successful and inspiring community revivals in American history. The process of building and rebuilding carries on, and the revitalization of neighborhoods and a resurgence of economic growth continue to offer hope for the future.
Content:
Intro -- { CONTENTS } -- LIST OF MAPS -- LIST OF TABLES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1} THE BRONX AND ITS NEIGHBORHOODS -- 2} EARLY BEGINNINGS -- 3} THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE -- 4} EMERGING NEIGHBORHOODS -- 5} BOOSTING A BOROUGH -- 6} URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS -- 7} THE SOUTH BRONX -- 8} THE ROAD BACK -- PHOTOS -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231121156
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780231121156
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=991420
