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Brownsville, Brooklyn
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Paperback. From its founding in the late 1880s through the 1950s, Brownsville was a white, predominantly Jewish, working class neighbourhood. During the 1960s however the area became stigmatized as a black and Latino ghetto. This study focuses on the challenges of neighbourhood co-operation. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 333 pages, 28 halftones, 3 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
From its founding in the late 1800s through the 1950s, Brownsville, a section of eastern Brooklyn, was a white, predominantly Jewish, working-class neighbourhood. The famous New York district nurtured the aspirations of thousands of upwardly mobile Americans while the infamous gangsters of Murder, Incorporated controlled its streets. But during the 1960s, Brownsville was stigmatized as a black and Latino ghetto, a neighbourhood with one of the city's highest crime rates. Home to the largest concentration of public housing units in the city, Brownsville came to be viewed as emblematic of urban decline. And yet, at the same time, the neighbourhood ... Read more
From its founding in the late 1800s through the 1950s, Brownsville, a section of eastern Brooklyn, was a white, predominantly Jewish, working-class neighbourhood. The famous New York district nurtured the aspirations of thousands of upwardly mobile Americans while the infamous gangsters of Murder, Incorporated controlled its streets. But during the 1960s, Brownsville was stigmatized as a black and Latino ghetto, a neighbourhood with one of the city's highest crime rates. Home to the largest concentration of public housing units in the city, Brownsville came to be viewed as emblematic of urban decline. And yet, at the same time, the neighbourhood ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
333
Condition
New
Series
Historical Studies of Urban America
Number of Pages
333
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226684475
SKU
V9780226684475
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