Race, class, and gentrification in Brooklyn : a view from the street / Jerome Krase and Judith N. DeSena.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krase, Jerome, author.

DeSena, Judith N., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gentrification--New York (State)--Brooklyn.

Gentrification.

Urban renewal--New York (State)--Brooklyn.

Urban renewal.

Housing.

Neighborhoods.

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.).

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions.

Neighborhoods--New York (State)--New York.

Housing--New York (State)--Brooklyn--Costs.

New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn.

New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

x, 153 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]

Summary:

In this book, the authors "revisit" two iconic Brooklyn neighborhoods, Crown Heights-Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and Greenpoint-Williamsburg, where they have been active scholars since the 1970s. Jerome Krase and Judith N. DeSena's comprehensive view from the street describes and analyzes the neighborhoods' decline and rise with a focus on race and social class. They look closely at the strategies used to resist and promote neighborhood change, and conclude with an analysis of the ways in which these neighborhoods contribute to current images and trends in Brooklyn. This book contributes to a better understanding of Brooklyn's elevated status as a global city and destination place. Book jacket.

Contents:

Preface and acknowledgements

Introduction

History and demographics

Ethnic segmentation and the defended neighborhood

Community activism : social movements on a local level

From "out" to "in"

Fostering and fighting displacement

Tentative conclusions

References

About the authors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781498512558

1498512550

OCLC:

944086816