The Origins of the Urban Crisis

Name: The Origins of the Urban Crisis
Brand: Princeton University Press
SKU: 9780691162553-V
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By Sugrue, Thomas J.

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The reasons behind Detroit's persistent racialized poverty after World War II Once America's "arsenal of democracy," Detroit is now the symbol of the American urban crisis. In this reappraisal of America's racial and economic inequalities, Thomas Sugrue asks why Detroit and other industrial cities have become the sites of persistent racialized poverty. He challenges the conventional wisdom that urban decline is the product of the social programs and racial fissures of the 1960s. Weaving together the history of workplaces, unions, civil rights groups, political organizations, and real estate agencies, Sugrue finds the roots of today's urban poverty in a hidden history of racial violence, discrimination, and deindustrialization that reshaped the American urban landscape after World War II. This Princeton Classics edition includes a new preface by Sugrue, discussing the lasting impact of the postwar transformation on urban America and the chronic issues leading to Detroit's bankruptcy.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 432
Release Date:: 2014-04-27
Publication Date:: 2014-04-27
Publisher:: Princeton University Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0691162557
ISBN13:: 9780691162553
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 398 g
Height:: 139 cm
Width:: 216 cm
Thickness:: 32 cm

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