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Autore |
Gillette Howard, Jr., <1942-> |
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Titolo |
Between justice and beauty : race, planning, and the failure of urban policy in Washington, D.C. / / Howard Gillette, Jr |
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Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1995 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-21231-5 |
9786613212313 |
0-8122-0529-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 301 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Urban policy - Washington (D.C.) |
City planning - Washington (D.C.) |
Washington (D.C.) Social conditions |
Washington (D.C.) Politics and government |
Washington (D.C.) Race relations |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Paperback edition published 2006 by University of Pennsylvania Press. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- I. Locus of the New Republic -- II. Seat of American Empire -- III The City and the Modern State -- Conclusion -- Afterword -- Note on Sources -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As the only American city under direct congressional control, Washington has served historically as a testing ground for federal policy initiatives and social experiments-with decidedly mixed results. Well-intentioned efforts to introduce measures of social justice for the district's largely black population have failed. Yet federal plans and federal money have successfully created a large federal presence-a triumph, argues Howard Gillette, of beauty over justice. In a new afterword, Gillette addresses the recent revitalization and the aftereffects of an urban sports arena. |
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