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1 online resource (431 pages) |
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| Summary |
The World in Brooklyn: Gentrification, Immigration, and Ethnic Politics in a Global City, is a collection of scholarly papers which analyze demographic, social, political, and economic trends that are occurring in Brooklyn. Brooklyn, as the context, reflects global forces. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Figures; Tables; Chapter 01. Introduction; Chapter 02. Mapping a Changing Brooklyn, Mapping a Changing World; Chapter 03. Forgetting Poverty in Brooklyn and the United States; Chapter 04. Gentrification in Everyday Life in Brooklyn; Chapter 05. "Williamsburg Walks"; Chapter 06. The Environmental Injustice of Green Gentrification; Chapter 07. Rezoning Coney Island; Chapter 08. The Gowanus Canal; Chapter 09. Striving for Sustainability on the Urban Waterfront; Chapter 10. Riding the Bus in Brooklyn; Chapter 11. Brooklyn and Belleville. |
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Chapter 12. Constructing an Oppositional CommunityChapter 13. An Ethnography of Local Politics in a Brooklyn Caribbean Community; Chapter 14. The Dual Roles of Brighton Beach; Chapter 15. Hood Politics; Chapter 16. Revising Canarsie; Index; About the Contributors. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Community development -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn (New York)
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Community development. |
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New York (State) |
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Gentrification -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn (New York)
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Gentrification. |
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Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Economic conditions.
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Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Ethnic relations.
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Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic book.
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Shortell, Timothy.
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Anderson, Noel S.
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Busà , Alessandro.
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Brown, Evrick.
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Candipan, Jennifer.
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Conn, Phyllis.
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Cordeau, Roberta.
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DiFazio, William.
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Farrell, Shanna.
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Gould, Kenneth A.
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Krase, Jerome.
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Lang, Steve.
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Lewis, Tammy L.
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Martucci, Sara.
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Mason, Lorna.
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Morlock, Ed.
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Pisano, Christina.
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Peker, Bengisu.
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Peterson, Mark.
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Riorda, Nicole.
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Shallow, Danielle.
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Smithsimon, Gregory.
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Treskon, Mark.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780739166703 |
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9780739166710 |
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0739166719 |
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9780739166703 (hardback) |
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0739166700 (hardback) |
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9781280659003 (MyiLibrary) |
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1280659009 (MyiLibrary) |
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