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Book SynopsisCharles Abrams-influential intellectual, ardent civil rights crusader, and fierce critic of Robert Moses-was one of the twentieth century's most intriguing and engaging reformers. This life-and-times biography traces a vivid portrait of this fascinating individual.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Immigration and Community in the Expanding Metropolis 2. Law, Real Estate, and Praxis 3. From Tenement Laws to Housing Authorities: Social Provision and the New Deal State 4. Vision and Reality: Implementing Policy on the Local Level 5. The Practitioner as Scholar: Urban Studies and the Conflict Between "Land" and "Industry" 6. Federal Housing Policies and the Problem of a "Business Welfare State" 7. "The Walls of Stuyvesant Town": Urban Redevelopment and the Struggle Between Public and Private Power 8. The Quest for Open Housing: Racial Discrimination and the Role of the State 9. Cold War, the United Nations, and "Technical Assistance" 10. Urban Renewal, the "Perversion" of Social Reform, and Home Ownership for the Poor 11. "When the Grey Mist Subsides" Notes Bibliography Index
