Camden after the fall : decline and renewal in a post-industrial city / Howard Gillette, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gillette, Howard, Jr., 1942-

Contributor:

University of Pennsylvania. Press.

Series:

Politics and culture in modern America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban renewal--New Jersey--Camden--History.

Urban renewal.

History.

Camden (N.J.)--History.

Camden (N.J.).

Camden (N.J.)--Politics and government.

Camden (N.J.)--Economic conditions.

New Jersey--Camden.

Genre:

Electronic books.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 323 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits.

Other Title:

Penn Press e-books.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2005]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"Looking at the cumulative effects of urban decline in the classic post-industrial city of Camden, New Jersey, historian Howard Gillette, Jr., probes the interaction of politics, economic restructuring, and racial bias to evaluate contemporary efforts at revitalization. In a sweeping analysis, Gillette identifies a number of related factors to explain this phenomenon, including the corrosive effects of concentrated poverty, environmental injustice, and a political bias that favors suburban amenity over urban reconstruction."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents:

pt. 1. Shifting fortunes

pt. 2. Shifting power

pt. 3. Shifting strategy

pt. 4. Shifting prospects.

Notes:

First paperback edition published 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Gillette, Howard. Camden after the fall.

ISBN:

9780812205275

0812205278

OCLC:

759158205

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.