The New Brooklyn: What It Takes to Bring a City Back
- ISBN-10
- 1442266589
- ISBN-13
- 9781442266582
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 210
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-01-22
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Kay S. Hymowitz
Description
In The New Brooklyn, Kay Hymowitz chronicles the policies and events that transformed Brooklyn so dramatically in such a short period of time. Her portrait of the dramatic transformation of one urban center offers prescriptions that any city can employ and will be required reading for everyone interested in the rebirth of America’s cities.
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