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| Publisher | Bold Type Books |
| ISBN 13 | 9781568589039 |
| ISBN 10 | 1568589034 |
| Book Subtitle | Gentrification Inequality And The Fight For The Neighborhood |
| Book Description | A journey to the front lines of the battle for the future of American cities, uncovering the massive, systemic forces behind gentrification--and the lives that are altered in the process. The term gentrification has become a buzzword to describe the changes in urban neighborhoods across the country, but we don't realize just how threatening it is. It means more than the arrival of trendy shops, much-maligned hipsters, and expensive lattes. The very future of American cities as vibrant, equitable spaces hangs in the balance. Peter Moskowitz's How to Kill a City takes readers from the kitchen tables of hurting families who can no longer afford their homes to the corporate boardrooms and political backrooms where destructive housing policies are devised. Along the way, Moskowitz uncovers the massive, systemic forces behind gentrification in New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, and New York. The deceptively simple question of who can and cannot afford to pay the rent goes to the heart of America's crises of race and inequality. In the fight for economic opportunity and racial justice, nothing could be more important than housing. A vigorous, hard-hitting expose, How to Kill a City reveals who holds power in our cities-and how we can get it back |
| Editorial Review | A forceful critique of gentrification and its impact on disempowered members of American society.--Library Journal |
| About the Author | Peter Moskowitz is a freelance journalist who has covered a wide variety of issues, from environmental disasters to the vestiges of racist urban planning. A former staff writer for Al Jazeera America, they have written for the Guardian, New York Times, NewYorker website, New Republic, Wired, Slate, Buzzfeed, Splinter, VICE, and many others. They are a graduate of Hampshire College and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Moskowitz's next book will be about free speech and fascism. They live in Philadelphia. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Peter Moskowitz |
| Publication Date | 4 September 2018 |
| Number of Pages | 272 |
Ht Kill A City: Gentrification Inequality And The Fight For The Neighborhood paperback english - 4 September 2018
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