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Record Nr.

UNINA9910557516503321

Autore

Dawkins Casey J.

Titolo

Just housing : the moral foundations of American housing policy / / Casey J. Dawkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : The MIT Press, 2021

Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , 2021

ISBN

0-262-36711-4

0-262-36712-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 pages)

Collana

Urban and industrial environments

Disciplina

174/.936355610973

Soggetti

Housing policy - United States

Housing - Moral and ethical aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- I: Foundations -- Introduction -- 1. The Materials of American Housing Justice -- II: Context -- 2. The Natural Right to a Homestead -- 3. Housing for the Common Good -- 4. Modern Housing and the Homeownership Republic -- 5. Homes without Foundations -- III: Structure -- 6. The Architecture of Housing Justice -- 7. Private Property and the Injustice of Tenure Insecurity -- 8. Taking Housing Justice Seriously -- Conclusion -- References -- Index -- Series Title.

Sommario/riassunto

"Just Housing is an interdisciplinary investigation of the idea of "housing justice" in the United States"--