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The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn

Gentrification and the Search for Authenticity in Postwar New York

The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn( )
Author: Osman, Suleiman
ISBN:978-0-19-993034-0
Publication Date:Nov 2012
Publisher:Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $54.50AUD $71.95
Book Description:

An original and captivating history of gentrification, this book challenges the conventional wisdom that New York City began a comeback in the 1990s, locating the roots of Brooklyn's revival in the social upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s. Osman examines the emergence of a progressive coalition as young, well-educated brownstoners joined with poorer residents to battle city planners and local machine politicians. Deftly mixing architectural, cultural, and political history, this book...
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