Beschreibung:
By Jerome Krase and Judith N. DeSena
Krase and DeSena offer a comprehensive view from the street of two iconic Brooklyn neighborhoods, Crown Heights-Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and Greenpoint-Williamsburg. They analyze the neighborhoods' precipitous decline and subsequent spectacular rise.
Chapter 1: History and DemographicsChapter 2: Ethnic Segmentation and the Defended NeighborhoodChapter 3: Community Activism: Social Movements on a Local LevelChapter 4: From "Out" to "In"Chapter 5: Fostering and Fighting DisplacementChapter 6: Tentative Conclusions