Building a Better Chicago: Race and Community Resistance to Urban Redevelopment

(Part of the Latina/o Sociology Series)

by Teresa Irene Gonzales

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How local Black and Brown communities can resist gentrification and fight for their interests

Despite promises from politicians, nonprofits, and government agencies, Chicago's most disadvantaged neighborhoods remain plagued by poverty, failing schools, and gang activity. In Building a Better Chicago, Teresa Irene Gonzales shows us how, and why, these promises have gone unfulfilled, revealing tensions between neighborhood residents...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1479814881

ISBN13:9781479814886

Release Date:June 2021

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:232 Pages

Weight:0.84 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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