Our Town: Race, Housing, and the Soul of Suburbia
- ISBN-10
- 0813524563
- ISBN-13
- 9780813524566
- Series
- Our Town
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 267
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Authors
- David L. Kirp, John P. Dwyer, Larry A. Rosenthal
Description
An account of the legal battle to open up New Jersey's suburbs to the poor, looking at the views of lawyers on both sides of the controversy. It is a case study of judicial activism and its consequences and an analysis of suburban attitudes regarding race, class and property.
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