Our Town: Race, Housing, and the Soul of Suburbia
David L. Kirp
282 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0813524563
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Language: English
Publish: August 1, 1997
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.