Screen LibraryThe divided city : poverty and prosperity in urban America /
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| Published: |
Island Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Washington, DC : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xvi, 326 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-313) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781610917810 1610917812 |
| Index Number: | HT175 |
| CLC: | TU984.712 |
| Call Number: | TU984.712/M252 |
| Contents: | Introduction: revival and inequality -- The rise and fall of the American industrial city -- Millennials, immigrants, and the shrinking middle class -- From factories to "eds and meds" -- Race, poverty, and real estate -- Gentrification and its discontents -- Sliding downhill: the other side of the neighborhood change -- The other postindustrial America: small cities, mill towns, and struggling suburbs -- Empty houses and distressed neighborhoods: confronting the challenge of place -- Jobs and education: the struggle to escape the poverty trap -- Power and politics: finding the will to change -- A path to inclusion and opportunity. |