Brave new neighborhoods : the privatization of public space / Margaret Kohn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kohn, Margaret, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public spaces--United States.

Public spaces.

Freedom of speech--United States.

Freedom of speech.

United States.

Assembly, Right of--United States.

Assembly, Right of.

Social change--United States.

Social change.

Physical Description:

vii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2004.

Summary:

Fighting for First Amendment rights is as popular a pastime as ever, but just because you can get on your soapbox doesn't mean anyone will be there to listen. Town squares have emptied out as shoppers decamp for megamalls; gated communities keep pesky signature gathering activists away; even most internet chatrooms are run by the major media companies. "Brave New Neighborhood" "s "considers what can be done to protect and revitalize our public spaces. In recent years, courts have upheld prohibitions preventing homeless people from begging in the subway, tenants from distributing newsletters to their neighbors, and activists from leafleting in front of the post office. "Brave New Neighborhood" "s "lays out the blueprints of the future towns these changes have created, and in this new geography, the First Amendment comes from the wrong side of the tracks.

Contents:

Chapter 2 Weapons of the Wobblies: The Street-Speaking Fights 23

Chapter 3 The Public Forum Doctrine 47

Chapter 4 The Mauling of Public Space 69

Chapter 5 God, Caesar, and the Constitution 93

Chapter 6 Brave New Neighborhoods 115

Chapter 7 Battery Park City 141

Chapter 8 Homeless-Free Zones: Three Critiques 167

Chapter 9 Conclusion: Three Rationales for the Provision of Public Goods 189

Chapter 10 Afterword: No Central Park in Cyberspace 207.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415944627

0415944635

OCLC:

53276259