{"product_id":"how-east-new-york-became-a-ghetto-paperback","title":"How East New York Became a Ghetto - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter Thabit\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrances Fox Piven\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003cb\u003eHow East New York Became a Ghetto\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eA clear-sighted, unflinching look at one ghetto community, \u003cb\u003eHow East New York Became a Ghetto\u003c\/b\u003e provides insights and observations on the histories and fates of ghettos throughout the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.74 x 5.78 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618369138995,"sku":"9780814782675","price":73.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SkdaQUtERlJqTDBkaHVnNXJMOC9Hdz09.webp?v=1761904681","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/how-east-new-york-became-a-ghetto-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}