{"product_id":"public-housing-myths-perception-reality-and-social-policy-hardback-9780801452048","title":"Public Housing Myths; Perception, Reality, and Social Policy (Hardback) 9780801452048","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePublic Housing Myths\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePerception, Reality, and Social Policy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNicholas Dagen Bloom (Edited by), Fritz Umbach (Edited by), Lawrence J. Vale (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801452048\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 April 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 22 halftones, 7 tables, 6 charts - 22 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 2.4 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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) \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)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePopular opinion holds that public housing is a failure; so what more needs to be said about seventy-five years of dashed hopes and destructive policies? \u003c\/b\u003eOver the past decade, however, historians and social scientists have quietly exploded the common wisdom about public housing. \u003ci\u003ePublic Housing Myths\u003c\/i\u003e pulls together these fresh perspectives and unexpected findings into a single volume to provide an updated, panoramic view of public housing. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith eleven chapters by prominent scholars, the collection not only covers a groundbreaking range of public housing issues transnationally but also does so in a revisionist and provocative manner. With students in mind, \u003ci\u003ePublic Housing Myths\u003c\/i\u003e is organized thematically around popular preconceptions and myths about the policies surrounding big city public housing, the places themselves, and the people who call them home. The authors challenge narratives of inevitable decline, architectural determinism, and rampant criminality that have shaped earlier accounts and still dominate public perception.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52541785047320,"sku":"9780801452048","price":86.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/public-housing-myths-perception-reality-and-social-policy-hardback-9780801452048","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}