City of disorder [[electronic resource] ] : how the quality of life campaign transformed New York politics / / Alex S. Vitale
| City of disorder [[electronic resource] ] : how the quality of life campaign transformed New York politics / / Alex S. Vitale |
| Autore | Vitale Alex S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, N.Y., : New York University Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (244 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.2/809747109045 |
| Soggetto topico |
Quality of life - New York (State) - New York
Quality of life - Sociological aspects - New York (State) - New York Quality of life - Political aspects - New York (State) - New York |
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Republicans Through Vitale York administration been case city citys elections explains fascinating four have historically impact itself known last liberalism long-term mayoral method several studies tolerance what zero |
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0-8147-8841-6
0-8147-8820-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Conceptualizing the paradigm shift -- Defining the "quality of life" paradigm -- Defining urban liberalism -- The rise of disorder -- Globalization and the urban crisis -- The transformation of policing -- The community backlash -- Conclusion. |
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Vitale Alex S
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| New York, N.Y., : New York University Press, c2008 | ||
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Downsizing prisons [[electronic resource] ] : how to reduce crime and end mass incarceration / / Michael Jacobson
| Downsizing prisons [[electronic resource] ] : how to reduce crime and end mass incarceration / / Michael Jacobson |
| Autore | Jacobson Michael <1953-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York and London, : New York University Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.6/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Prisons - United States
Probation - United States Parole - United States Alternatives to imprisonment - United States Criminals - Rehabilitation - United States |
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City Commissioner Correction York argues former massive overhaul prison |
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0-8147-4324-2
0-8147-4380-3 1-4294-1424-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : bloated prisons -- Mass incarceration -- Unintended consequences -- A new reality for prison systems -- Why prison growth does not reduce crime -- Why parole and probation policies need to change -- Success stories -- Downsizing prisons. |
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Jacobson Michael <1953->
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Guadalupe in New York [[electronic resource] ] : Devotion and the Struggle for Citizenship Rights among Mexican Immigrants / / Alyshia Gálvez
| Guadalupe in New York [[electronic resource] ] : Devotion and the Struggle for Citizenship Rights among Mexican Immigrants / / Alyshia Gálvez |
| Autore | Gálvez Alyshia |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; London, [England] : , : New York University Press, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.868/7207471 |
| Soggetto topico |
Emigration and immigration - Religious aspects - Christianity
Civil rights - United States Citizenship - United States Guadalupe, Our Lady of Mexican Americans - New York - New York - Religion |
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American
Catholicism Galvez Guadalupan Mexican Using York demand devotion everyday finding illuminate immigrants immigration in-depth interviews many practices reform respect rich rights series shows that through undocumented vocabulary which will |
| ISBN |
0-8147-3233-X
0-8147-3313-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | On citizenship, membership, and the right to have rights -- Los Comit's Guadalupanos and Asociación Tepeyac: their formation and context -- Our Lady of Guadalupe: the image and its circulation -- El viacrucis del inmigrante and other public processions -- La antorcha Guadalupana/the Guadalupan torch run: messengers for a people divided by the border -- Conclusion: Citizenship for immigrants -- Appendix: A note on methodology and the use of pseudonyms. |
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Gálvez Alyshia
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| New York ; ; London, [England] : , : New York University Press, , 2010 | ||
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