{"product_id":"public-housing-myths-9780801478741","title":"Public Housing Myths","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePopular opinion holds that public housing is a failure. Over the past decade, however, historians and social scientists have quietly exploded the common wisdom about public housing. This volume provides an updated, panoramic view of public housing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressing and debunking 11 widely held assumptions about public housing and why it failed, this much-needed book largely discredits the policy rhetoric concerning the problematic stereotypes associated with public housing.... The book adeptly points out that to blame public housing on the persistence of crime, poverty, and other social problems is simply not accurate.\u003c\/p\u003e -- D.A. Oakley * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor tenants like those who I [have spoken to in my research] – and for indeed anyone who has tried to engage in discussions about public housing – the value of this book cannot be overstated. Public debate about public housing requires an arsenal of rebuttals to confront these destructive myths, as well as a lot of energy and patience. As I read through this collection, I could feel a growing sense of relief – finally, it's here! In one volume!... Public housing – as an institution, a home and social policy – has long needed a resource like \u003ci\u003ePublic Housing Myths\u003c\/i\u003e. Anyone whose scholarly or professional work involves public housing should be required to read this comprehensive and convincing volume.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Martine August * Social \u0026amp; Cultural Geography *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cb\u003eI. Places\u003c\/b\u003eMYTH #1. Public Housing Stands Alone\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Joseph Heathcott\u003c\/i\u003eMYTH #2. Modernist Architecture Failed Public Housing\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby D. Bradford Hunt\u003c\/i\u003eMYTH #3. Public Housing Breeds Crime\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Fritz Umbach and Alexander Gerould\u003c\/i\u003eMYTH #4. High-Rise Public Housing Is Unmanageable\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Nicholas Dagen Bloom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. Policy\u003c\/b\u003eMYTH #5. Public Housing Ended in Failure during the 1970s\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Yonah Freemark\u003c\/i\u003eMYTH #6. Mixed-Income Redevelopment Is the Only Way to Fix Failed Public Housing\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Lawrence J. Vale\u003c\/i\u003eMYTH #7. Only Immigrants Still Live in Eu ro pe an Public Housing\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Florian Urban\u003c\/i\u003eMYTH #8. Public Housing Is Only for Poor People\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Nancy Kwak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. People\u003c\/b\u003eMYTH #9. Public Housing Residents Hate the Police\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Fritz Umbach\u003c\/i\u003eMYTH #10. Public Housing Tenants Are Powerless\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Rhonda Y. Williams\u003c\/i\u003eMYTH #11. Public Housing Tenants Did Not Invest in Their Neighborhoods\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Lisa Levenstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Contributor Biographies\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405157966167,"sku":"9780801478741","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801478741.jpg?v=1730488925","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/public-housing-myths-9780801478741","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}