The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn: Gentrification and the Search for Authenticity in Postwar New York
- ISBN-10
- 0199930341
- ISBN-13
- 9780199930340
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 360
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-11-29
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Suleiman Osman
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 offers an eye-opening perspective on the post-industrial city.
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