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University City : history, race, and community in the era of the innovation district /
"This book examines the racial politics embedded in the discourses and practices of innovation-centered economic development. Drawing on both archival research and contemporary ethnography in West Philadelphia's neighborhoods, the book unsettles the consensus that inclusive redevelopment p...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2022]
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | "This book examines the racial politics embedded in the discourses and practices of innovation-centered economic development. Drawing on both archival research and contemporary ethnography in West Philadelphia's neighborhoods, the book unsettles the consensus that inclusive redevelopment policies have decisively superseded harmful, racist ones in twenty-first century cities. The story of University City illustrates equally the dilemmas and contradictions of liberal urban reform in the 1950s and 60s and the vexing challenge of achieving equitable urban development in the present day"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (196 pages) : illustrations, maps (black and white) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 151282271X 9781512822717 |