In Levittown's shadow: poverty in America's wealthiest postwar suburb
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Published:
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2023.
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Book
Physical Desc:
315 pages : lack & white illustrations : 23 cm
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1 copy on order.
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"Inverting the conventional history of American suburbanization, Tim Keogh turns the spotlight from wealth and freedom to poverty and inequality. Focusing on the archetypal Long Island communities of the postwar era, Keogh shows that a key driver of suburban development and the segregation it embodied was not housing but employment. Inequality and injustice were baked into suburban development, but housing discrimination was a secondary expression of this, not a primary cause. As a result, equity-minded suburbs that focused on housing policy rather than employment opportunities were doomed to fail. Keogh hopes to motivate more effective approaches to contemporary inequity by changing our understanding of how it took shape historically"--
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Branford/Blackstone New Adult Nonfiction
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307.7409 Keogh
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Discrimination in housing -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- History -- 20th century.
Economic assistance, Domestic -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Equality -- Economic aspects -- New York (State) -- Long Island.
Long Island (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century.
Poor -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Poverty -- New York (State) -- Long Island.
Suburbs -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
Suburbs -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- History -- 20th century.
Economic assistance, Domestic -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Equality -- Economic aspects -- New York (State) -- Long Island.
Long Island (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century.
Poor -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Poverty -- New York (State) -- Long Island.
Suburbs -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
Suburbs -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- History -- 20th century.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780226827759
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Inverting the conventional history of American suburbanization, Tim Keogh turns the spotlight from wealth and freedom to poverty and inequality. Focusing on the archetypal Long Island communities of the postwar era, Keogh shows that a key driver of suburban development and the segregation it embodied was not housing but employment. Inequality and injustice were baked into suburban development, but housing discrimination was a secondary expression of this, not a primary cause. As a result, equity-minded suburbs that focused on housing policy rather than employment opportunities were doomed to fail. Keogh hopes to motivate more effective approaches to contemporary inequity by changing our understanding of how it took shape historically"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Keogh, T. (2023). In Levittown's shadow: poverty in America's wealthiest postwar suburb. Chicago ; London, The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Keogh, Tim. 2023. In Levittown's Shadow: Poverty in America's Wealthiest Postwar Suburb. Chicago ; London, The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Keogh, Tim, In Levittown's Shadow: Poverty in America's Wealthiest Postwar Suburb. Chicago ; London, The University of Chicago Press, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Keogh, Tim. In Levittown's Shadow: Poverty in America's Wealthiest Postwar Suburb. Chicago ; London, The University of Chicago Press, 2023.
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