{"product_id":"a-world-more-concrete-9780226115146","title":"A World More Concrete","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany people understand urban renewal projects and the power of eminent domain as two of the most widely despised, and even racist, tools for reshaping American cities in the postwar period. Concerned more with winners and losers than with heroes and villains, this book offers a sober assessment of money and power in Jim Crow America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A World More Concrete marks the arrival of an exciting new voice in American political and social history. Through a fascinating history of Miami, Connolly brings together politics, culture, and economics in a riveting account of how shared understandings of property rights and real estate were central to the racial segregation that has plagued America's cities. Connolly unpacks the complex dynamics of property transactions and urban development, meticulously analyzing all the various institutional actors who shape this market in order to understand the political economy of racism.\" (Julian E. Zelizer, Princeton University)\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49399948640599,"sku":"9780226115146","price":76.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226115146.jpg?v=1730469239","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-world-more-concrete-9780226115146","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}