BETWEEN JUSTICE AND BEAUTY by Howard Gillette ( 9780812219586 )

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Title:

BETWEEN JUSTICE AND BEAUTY
RACE, PLANNING, AND THE FAILURE OF URBAN POLICY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

By:

Howard Gillette

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Paperback

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0812219589

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9780812219586

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS

Pub. date:

1 May, 2006

Pages:

320

Description:

As the only American city under direct congressional control, Washington has served historically as a testing ground for federal policy initiatives. Well-intentioned efforts to introduce measures of social justice for the district's black population have failed. This book addresses the revitalization and the aftereffects of an urban sports arena.

Synopsis:

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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34 illus.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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