Gentrification and inequality in Brooklyn : the new kids on the block /
While most studies on gentrification focus almost exclusively on its causes and consequences through an examination of housing, class conflict, and the displacement of residents, this book analyzes the process of gentrification. Gentrification and Inequality in Brooklyn examines the ways in which th...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, MD :
Lexington Books,
©2009.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | While most studies on gentrification focus almost exclusively on its causes and consequences through an examination of housing, class conflict, and the displacement of residents, this book analyzes the process of gentrification. Gentrification and Inequality in Brooklyn examines the ways in which the established working-class and lower-income residents of Greenpoint, Brooklyn remain socially segregated from the incoming gentrifiers, with both groups forming parallel cultures within the sharedphysical spaces of the community. Desena broadens the typical analyses of gentrification to include the. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 98 pages, [10] pages of plates) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739138090 073913809X 1282494767 9781282494763 9786612494765 661249476X |
