Our Town

Race, Housing, and the Soul of Suburbia

von David L. Kirp

296 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.