Between justice and beauty : race, planning, and the failure of urban policy in Washington, D.C. / Howard Gillette, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gillette, Howard, Jr., 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban policy--Washington (D.C.).

Urban policy.

City planning--Washington (D.C.).

City planning.

Washington (D.C.)--Social conditions.

Washington (D.C.).

Washington (D.C.)--Politics and government.

Washington (D.C.)--Race relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 301 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1995 (2006 printing)

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As the only American city under direct congressional control, Washington has served historically as a testing ground for federal policy initiatives and social experiments-with decidedly mixed results. Well-intentioned efforts to introduce measures of social justice for the district's largely black population have failed. Yet federal plans and federal money have successfully created a large federal presence-a triumph, argues Howard Gillette, of beauty over justice. In a new afterword, Gillette addresses the recent revitalization and the aftereffects of an urban sports arena.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface and Acknowledgments

I. Locus of the New Republic

II. Seat of American Empire

III The City and the Modern State

Conclusion

Afterword

Note on Sources

Notes

Index

Notes:

Paperback edition published 2006 by University of Pennsylvania Press.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-21231-5

9786613212313

0-8122-0529-4

OCLC:

759158257