In Levittown's shadow : poverty in America's wealthiest postwar suburb
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Author
Published
Chicago, IL ; The University of Chicago Press, 2023.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
307.74 KEOGH
1 available
307.74 KEOGH
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Central - Adult Nonfiction | 307.74 KEOGH | Available |
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Published
Chicago, IL ; The University of Chicago Press, 2023.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
315 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Inverting the conventional history of American suburbanization, Tim Keogh turns the spotlight from wealth and freedom to poverty and inequality. Focusing on the archetypal Long Island communities of the postwar era, Keogh shows that a key driver of suburban development and the segregation it embodied was not housing but employment. Inequality and injustice were baked into suburban development, but housing discrimination was a secondary expression of this, not a primary cause. As a result, equity-minded suburbs that focused on housing policy rather than employment opportunities were doomed to fail. Keogh hopes to motivate more effective approaches to contemporary inequity by changing our understanding of how it took shape historically"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Discrimination in housing -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- History -- 20th century.
Economic assistance, Domestic -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Equality -- Economic aspects -- New York (State) -- Long Island.
Long Island (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century.
Poor -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Poverty -- New York (State) -- Long Island.
Suburbs -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
Suburbs -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- History -- 20th century.
Economic assistance, Domestic -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Equality -- Economic aspects -- New York (State) -- Long Island.
Long Island (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century.
Poor -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Poverty -- New York (State) -- Long Island.
Suburbs -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
Suburbs -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- History -- 20th century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Keogh, T. (2023). In Levittown's shadow: poverty in America's wealthiest postwar suburb . The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Keogh, Tim. 2023. In Levittown's Shadow: Poverty in America's Wealthiest Postwar Suburb. The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Keogh, Tim. In Levittown's Shadow: Poverty in America's Wealthiest Postwar Suburb The University of Chicago Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Keogh, Tim. In Levittown's Shadow: Poverty in America's Wealthiest Postwar Suburb The University of Chicago Press, 2023.
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