| Description |
1 online resource (378 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Historical studies of urban America
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Historical studies of urban America.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: plotting the Great Society and the urban crisis in Newark -- The rise of community action -- The construction of community action in the Great Society -- Community action comes to Newark -- Convergence -- Newark Police Department's Great Society -- Interlude: the riots -- The commission response to rioting Kerner Commission -- Governor's Commission -- PBA Commission -- New directions for community action Law and order Departures -- Control -- Conclusion: community action and the hollow prize. |
| Summary |
"To many, Newark seems a profound symbol of postwar liberalism's failings: an impoverished, deeply divided city where commitments to integration and widespread economic security went up in flames during the 1967 riots. While it's true that these failings shaped Newark's postwar landscape and economy, as Mark Krasovic shows, that is far from the whole story. The Newark Frontier shows how, during the Great Society, urban liberalism adapted and grew, defining itself less by centralized programs and ideals than by administrative innovation and the small-scale, personal interactions generated by community action programs, investigative commissions, and police-community relations projects. Paying particular attention to the fine-grained experiences of Newark residents, Krasovic reveals that this liberalism was rooted in an ethic of experimentation and local knowledge. He illustrates this with stories of innovation within government offices, the dynamic encounters between local activists and state agencies, and the unlikely alliances among nominal enemies. Krasovic makes clear that postwar liberalism's eventual fate had as much to do with the experiments waged in Newark as it did with the violence that rocked the city in the summer of 1967"--Publisher's description. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Newark (N.J.) -- History -- 20th century.
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Newark (N.J.) -- Social policy.
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Race riots -- New Jersey -- Newark.
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Race riots. |
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New Jersey -- Newark. |
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Social action -- New Jersey -- Newark -- History -- 20th century.
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Social action. |
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History. |
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20th century |
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Newark (N.J.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Liberalism -- United States.
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Liberalism. |
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United States. |
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United States -- Social policy.
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Community activists -- New Jersey -- Newark.
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United States -- History -- 1945-
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1945- |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. |
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Social policy. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) |
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Community activists. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
Since 1900 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Krasovic, Mark. Newark frontier. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2016 9780226352794 (DLC) 2015035008 (OCoLC)920017426 |
| ISBN |
9780226352824 (electronic book) |
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022635282X (electronic book) |
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9780226352794 |
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022635279X |
| Standard No. |
40025949689 |
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