A world more concrete : real estate and the remaking of Jim Crow South Florida /

Many people characterize urban renewal projects and the power of eminent domain as two of the most widely despised and often racist tools for reshaping American cities in the postwar period. In A World More Concrete, N.D.B. Connolly uses the history of South Florida to unearth an older and far more...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Connolly, N. D. B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Colección:Historical studies of urban America.
Temas:
1900-1999
Real property > History > Political aspects > Florida > Miami
Rental housing > History > Political aspects > Florida
African Americans > Housing > Florida > Miami > History.
African American neighborhoods > Florida > Miami > History.
Urban renewal > Florida > Miami > History > 20th century.
Racism > Florida > Miami > History.
Biens réels > Histoire > Aspect politique > Floride > Miami.
Logement locatif > Histoire > Aspect politique > Floride.
Noirs américains > Logement > Floride > Miami > Histoire.
Quartiers noirs américains > Floride > Miami > Histoire.
Rénovation urbaine > Floride > Miami > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Racisme > Floride > Miami > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
African American neighborhoods.
African Americans > Housing.
Racism.
Urban renewal.
Florida.
Florida > Miami.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction: America's Playground; Part I: Foundation; 1. The Magic City; 2. Bargaining and Hoping; Part II: Construction; 3. Jim Crow Liberalism; 4. Pan-America; 5. Knocking on the Door; 6. A Little Insurance; Part III: Renovation; 7. Bulldozing Jim Crow; 8. Suburban Renewal; Conclusion: The Tragic City; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Index.

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