{"product_id":"the-mutual-housing-experiment-new-deal-communities-for-the-urban-middle-class-paperback-softback-9781439912065","title":"The Mutual Housing Experiment; New Deal Communities for the Urban Middle Class (Paperback \/ softback) 9781439912065","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Mutual Housing Experiment\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNew Deal Communities for the Urban Middle Class\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKristin M Szylvian (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439912065\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 October 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e294 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.399 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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Szylvian treats readers to the fruits of her extensive research locating and piecing together the records of many government agencies and individuals...to tell the story of the mutual housing program during and immediately after WWII. The Federal Works Agency created the Mutual Plan, but the WWII housing crisis (the 1940s are an understudied era in housing policy) provided a critical opportunity for reformers committed to cooperative housing. Szylvian traces the origins of the Mutual Plan and then focuses on eight projects in five states.... Primarily, though, the author’s intent was to detail policy struggles and widespread lack of political support; mutual housing projects remained an 'experiment' rather than a stepping-stone to a new housing policy. The epilogue provides a look at a few of the communities today and includes statements from the residents themselves, emphasizing the connection between policy and people. Summing Up: Recommended.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn 1940, the U.S. Federal Works Agency created an experimental housing program for industrial workers. Eight model communities were leased and later sold to the residents, who formed a non-profit corporation called a mutual housing association. Further development of housing under the mutual housing plan was stymied by controversies around radical politics and race, and questions over whether the federal government should be involved in housing policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Mutual Housing Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e, Kristin Szylvian examines 32 mutual housing associations that are still in existence today, and offers strong evidence to show that federal public housing policy was not the failure that critics allege. She explains that mutual home ownership has not only proven its economic value, but has also given rise to communities characterized by a strong sense of identity and civic engagement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book shows that this important period in urban and housing policy provides critical lessons for contemporary housing analysts who continue to emphasize traditional home ownership for all wage-earners despite the home mortgage crisis of 2008.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eList of Acronyms and Abbreviations\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1 The New Deal Origins of Mutual Housing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2 Mutual Housing: “\u003cbr\u003eContingency-Proof”\u003cbr\u003e Home Ownership for Labor\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3 Mutually Compatible? Mutual Housing and Modern Architecture\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4 Mutual Housing Offers a “\u003cbr\u003eNew Day in Housing”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5 The Mutual Plan’\u003cbr\u003es “\u003cbr\u003eArrested”\u003cbr\u003e Development\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6 No Fair Deal for Mutual Housing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e7 Mutual Housing: “\u003cbr\u003eAmerica’\u003cbr\u003es New Housing Economy”\u003cbr\u003e?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAppendix\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNote on Sources\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNotes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIndex\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584912486680,"sku":"9781439912065","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-mutual-housing-experiment-new-deal-communities-for-the-urban-middle-class-paperback-softback-9781439912065","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}