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Author Lamb, Charles M.

Title Housing segregation in suburban America since 1960 : presidential and judicial politics / Charles M. Lamb.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 302 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-281) and index.
Contents Separate worlds, separate lives -- Lyndon Johnson and the Fair Housing Act -- George Romney's blueprint for suburban integration -- Richard Nixon, centralization, and the policymaking process -- Suburban segregation from Gerald Ford to Bill Clinton -- The federal courts and suburban segregation.
Summary This book examines national fair housing policy from 1960 through 2000. It argues that a principal reason for suburban housing segregation lies in Richard Nixon's 1971 fair housing policy, which directed Federal agencies not to place pressure on suburbs to accept low-income housing.
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Subject Discrimination in housing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Discrimination in housing.
United States.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Discrimination in housing -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Discrimination in housing -- Law and legislation.
Presidents -- United States -- Decision making -- History -- 20th century.
Presidents.
Decision making.
Suburbs -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Suburbs.
Housing policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Housing policy.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Lamb, Charles M. Housing segregation in suburban America since 1960. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005 0521839440 0521548276 (DLC) 2004051836 (OCoLC)55229116
ISBN 0511109792 (electronic book)
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0511109482 (paperback)
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0511108869 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader)
9780511108860 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader)
9780511614354 (ebook)
0511614357 (ebook)
1280422068
9781280422065
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6610422060
0521548276 (paperback)
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