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How East New York Became a Ghetto by Walter Thabit, Frances Fox Piven Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The story of East New York, once a working-class immigrant neighborhood, it became a largely black and Puerto Rican one, and shows how a series of racially biased policies caused the deterioration of this once flourishing area. Publisher Description In response to the riots of the mid-'60s, Walter Thabit was hired to work with the community of East New York to develop a plan for low- and moderate-income public housing. In the years that followed, he experienced first-hand the forces that had engineered East New York's dramatic decline and that continued to work against its successful revitalization. How East New York Became a Ghetto describes the shift of East New York from a working-class immigrant neighborhood to a largely black and Puerto Rican neighborhood and shows how the resulting racially biased policies caused the deterioration of this once flourishing area.A clear-sighted, unflinching look at one ghetto community, How East New York Became a Ghetto provides insights and observations on the histories and fates of ghettos throughout the United States. Author Biography Walter Thabit has thirty-five years of experience in housing, renewal, community planning, city planning, and anti-poverty projects. He lives in New York City. Details ISBN 0814782663 ISBN-13 9780814782668 Title How East New York Became a Ghetto Author Walter Thabit, Frances Fox Piven Format Hardcover Year 2003 Pages 304 Publisher New York University Press GE_Item_ID:140331046; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys , Nieuw, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], ISBN-13: 9780814782668, Book Title: How East New York Became a Ghetto, Publication Year: 2003, Type: Textbook, Format: Hardcover, Language: English, Publication Name: How East NY Became a Ghetto, Item Height: 0.6in, Item Length: 9in, Item Width: 6in, Item Weight: 20.8 Oz, Number of Pages: 304 Pages, NY University Press<