{"product_id":"how-east-new-york-became-walter-thabit-9780814782668","title":"How East New York Became a Ghetto","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn response to the riots of the mid-'60s, Walter Thabit was hired to work with the community of East New York to develop a plan for low- and moderate-income public housing. In the years that followed, he experienced first-hand the forces that had engineered East New York's dramatic decline and that continued to work against its successful revitalization. \u003cb\u003eHow East New York Became a Ghetto\u003c\/b\u003e describes the shift of East New York from a working-class immigrant neighborhood to a largely black and Puerto Rican neighborhood and shows how the resulting racially biased policies caused the deterioration of this once flourishing area.\u003cbr\u003eA clear-sighted, unflinching look at one ghetto community, \u003cb\u003eHow East New York Became a Ghetto\u003c\/b\u003e provides insights and observations on the histories and fates of ghettos throughout the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter Thabit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814782663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814782668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 6.42w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2003 pg. 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2004 pg. 89","brand":"Walter Thabit","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065177321727,"sku":"9780814782668","price":107.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf849815-1ce5-4a09-bdf7-143d0b016d3f.jpg?v=1768673500","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-east-new-york-became-walter-thabit-9780814782668","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}