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Race, real estate, and education : inventing gentrification in Philadelphia, 1960-2020 / Edward M. Epstein.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection LC238.3.P45 E67 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Epstein, Edward M., 1966- author.
- Series:
- Urban life, landscape, and policy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Black Bottom (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History--20th century.
- Black Bottom (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- University City (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History--20th century.
- University City (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Race relations--History--20th century.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--University City.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Pennsylvania.
- West Philadelphia Corporation (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Community and college--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Community and college.
- Gentrification--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Gentrification.
- Public schools--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Public schools.
- Community development--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Community development.
- Physical Description:
- 197 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "Explores the history of Philadelphia as a gentrifying city and the role of educational institutions in the city's transformation"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- A Note on Racial Terminology
- Names of Organizations and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Salvaging a Run-Down City
- Chapter 2: An Embattled School System
- Chapter 3: Developing the Mind, Developing the Neighborhood
- Chapter 4: Conflict and Disillusionment
- Chapter 5: Dark Years in West Philadelphia
- Chapter 6: A Jewel in Gentrification's Crown
- Chapter 7: Good Causes, Evil Effects.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gemmill fund bookplate.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Epstein, Edward M., 1966- Race, real estate, and education
- ISBN:
- 9781439926314
- 143992631X
- 9781439926321
- 1439926328
- OCLC:
- 1502653226
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000272848
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