Between Ocean and City - The Transformation of Rockaway, New York

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Zusammenfassung

Rockaway Beach was once a popular seaside resort in southern Queens with a small permanent population. Shortly after World War II, large parts of this area became one of New York City's worst slums. This is an account of this transformation, exploring issues of race, class and social policy.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Carol Kaplan, Carol P. Kaplan, Lawrence Kaplan, Lawrence Kaplan Kaplan, Kaplan Lawrence
• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 16.04.2003
• EAN: 9780231128490
• ISBN: 978-0-231-12849-0
• Seiten: 264
• Serien: Columbia History of Urban Life; Columbia History of Urban Life
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Kulturgeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; New York, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, Urban communities, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), New York (state)