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Modern housing for America : policy struggles in the New Deal era /
In an era when many decry the failures of federal housing programs, this book introduces us to appealing but largely forgotten alternatives that existed when federal policies were first defined in the New Deal. Led by Catherine Bauer, supporters of the modern housing initiative argued that governmen...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
1996.
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| Colección: | Historical studies of urban America.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 American Housing before the Depression; 2 The Politics of Housing in the 1920s; 3 Catherine Bauer and the Plan for "Modern Housing"; 4 The PWA Housing Division; 5 The Hosiery Workers' Model Development; 6 The Harlem River Houses; 7 The Struggle to Shape Permanent Policy; Conclusion; Notes; Index.