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Death of a Suburban Dream : Race and Schools in Compton, California /

This sophisticated history of Compton shows how increasing poverty, violence, and public education controversies made an inner-ring suburb resemble a troubled urban center over the course of the twentieth century and into the present.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Straus, Emily E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]
Colección:Politics and culture in modern America.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. On Shaky Ground
  • Chapter 2. The Fastest Growing Town
  • Chapter 3. Separate and Unequal
  • Chapter 4. Becoming Urban
  • Chapter 5. Unyielding Problems
  • Chapter 6. A Rapidly Changing City
  • Chapter 7. Enter the State
  • Epilogue: Out from Compton's Past
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.