A Nation Of Neighborhoods
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A Nation Of Neighborhoods
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Author : Benjamin Looker
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2015-10-22
A Nation Of Neighborhoods written by Benjamin Looker and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-22 with History categories.
Benjamin Looker investigates the cultural, social, and economic complexities of the idea of “neighborhood” in postwar America. In the face of urban decline, competing visions of the city neighborhood's significance and purpose became proxies for broader debates over the meaning and limits of American democracy. Looker examines radically different neighborhood visions—by urban artists, critics, writers, and activists—to show how sociological debates over what neighborhood values resonated in art, political discourse, and popular culture. The neighborhood-—both the epitome of urban life and, in its insularity, an escape from it—was where twentieth-century urban Americans worked out solutions to tensions between atomization or overcrowding, harsh segregation or stifling statism, ethnic assimilation or cultural fragmentation.
A Nation Of Neighborhoods
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Author : Benjamin Looker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
A Nation Of Neighborhoods written by Benjamin Looker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Cities and towns categories.
Despite the pundits who have written its epitaph and the latter-day refugees who have fled its confines for the half-acre suburban estate, the city neighbourhood has endured as an idea central to American culture. In 'A Nation of Neighborhoods', Benjamin Looker presents us with the city neighbourhood as both an endless problem and a possibility. Looker investigates the cultural, social, and political complexities of the idea of 'neighbourhood' in postwar America and how Americans grappled with vast changes in their urban spaces from World War II to the Reagan era.
A Nation Of Neighborhoods
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Author : Benjamin Looker
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2015-10-22
A Nation Of Neighborhoods written by Benjamin Looker and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-22 with History categories.
Despite the pundits who have written its epitaph and the latter-day refugees who have fled its confines for the half-acre suburban estate, the city neighborhood has endured as an idea central to American culture. In A Nation of Neighborhoods, Benjamin Looker presents us with the city neighborhood as both an endless problem and a possibility. Looker investigates the cultural, social, and political complexities of the idea of “neighborhood” in postwar America and how Americans grappled with vast changes in their urban spaces from World War II to the Reagan era. In the face of urban decline, competing visions of the city neighborhood’s significance and purpose became proxies for broader debates over the meaning and limits of American democracy. By studying the way these contests unfolded across a startling variety of genres—Broadway shows, radio plays, urban ethnographies, real estate documents, and even children’s programming—Looker shows that the neighborhood ideal has functioned as a central symbolic site for advancing and debating theories about American national identity and democratic practice.
From Neighborhood To Nation
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Author : Ken Thomson
language : en
Publisher: UPNE
Release Date : 2009-08-15
From Neighborhood To Nation written by Ken Thomson and has been published by UPNE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-15 with History categories.
A study of the unique impact of participatory and representative democracy on policy outcomes at local, state, and national levels.
The Neighborhood In Nation Building
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Author : Robert Archey Woods
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
The Neighborhood In Nation Building written by Robert Archey Woods and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Social settlements categories.
Older Americans In The Nation S Neighborhoods
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Older Americans In The Nation S Neighborhoods written by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Community development, Urban categories.
Washington At Home
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Author : Kathryn Schneider Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Washington At Home written by Kathryn Schneider Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
Nonprofit Neighborhoods
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Author : Claire Dunning
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2022-06-23
Nonprofit Neighborhoods written by Claire Dunning and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-23 with History categories.
An exploration of how and why American city governments delegated the responsibility for solving urban inequality to the nonprofit sector. American cities are rife with nonprofit organizations that provide services ranging from arts to parks, and health to housing. These organizations have become so ubiquitous, it can be difficult to envision a time when they were fewer, smaller, and more limited in their roles. Turning back the clock, however, uncovers both an eye-opening story of how the nonprofit sector became such a dominant force in American society, as well as a troubling one of why this growth occurred alongside persistent poverty and widening inequality. Claire Dunning's book connects these two stories in histories of race, democracy, and capitalism, revealing an underexplored transformation in urban governance: how the federal government funded and deputized nonprofits to help individuals in need, and in so doing avoided addressing the structural inequities that necessitated such action in the first place. Nonprofit Neighborhoods begins in the decades after World War II, when a mix of suburbanization, segregation, and deindustrialization spelled disaster for urban areas and inaugurated a new era of policymaking that aimed to solve public problems with private solutions. From deep archival research, Dunning introduces readers to the activists, corporate executives, and politicians who advocated addressing poverty and racial exclusion through local organizations, while also raising provocative questions about the politics and possibilities of social change. The lessons of Nonprofit Neighborhoods exceed the municipal bounds of Boston, where much of the story unfolds, providing a timely history of the shift from urban crisis to urban renaissance for anyone concerned about American inequality--past, present, or future.
Urban Neighborhoods In A New Era
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Author : Clarence N. Stone
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2015-09-18
Urban Neighborhoods In A New Era written by Clarence N. Stone and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-18 with Political Science categories.
For decades, North American cities racked by deindustrialization and population loss have followed one primary path in their attempts at revitalization: a focus on economic growth in downtown and business areas. Neighborhoods, meanwhile, have often been left severely underserved. There are, however, signs of change. This collection of studies by a distinguished group of political scientists and urban planning scholars offers a rich analysis of the scope, potential, and ramifications of a shift still in progress. Focusing on neighborhoods in six cities—Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Toronto—the authors show how key players, including politicians and philanthropic organizations, are beginning to see economic growth and neighborhood improvement as complementary goals. The heads of universities and hospitals in central locations also find themselves facing newly defined realities, adding to the fluidity of a new political landscape even as structural inequalities exert a continuing influence. While not denying the hurdles that community revitalization still faces, the contributors ultimately put forth a strong case that a more hospitable local milieu can be created for making neighborhood policy. In examining the course of experiences from an earlier period of redevelopment to the present postindustrial city, this book opens a window on a complex process of political change and possibility for reform.
Washington At Home
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Author : Kathryn S. Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-05-31
Washington At Home written by Kathryn S. Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-31 with Architecture categories.
Washington, D.C., conjures images of marble monuments, national memorials, and world-class museums. To many, the world beyond the National Mall is invisible. Yet within an area of only 68 square miles lies a residential city of diversity, beauty, and charm. In the long-awaited update of her 1988 classic Washington at Home, Kathryn Schneider Smith and a team of historians, journalists, folklorists, museum professionals, and others who know the city intimately offer a fresh look at the social history of this intriguing city through the prism of 26 diverse neighborhoods. Lavishly illustrated with engaging historical photographs and maps, Washington at Home introduces readers to the famous residents, colorful characters, distinct flavors, and important events that helped shape the city beyond the federal façade. This second edition adds six new neighborhoods from all parts of the city. Extensive notes make the book invaluable for those doing their own research as well as the more casual reader. Journalists, historians, politicians, residents, real estate agents, and students regularly consult Washington at Home as the standard resource on the social history of Washington, D.C. This expanded and updated edition will appeal to residents, both new and old, as well as to visitors eager to deepen their experience in the nation’s capital.