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Social Justice in Diverse Suburbs: History, Politics, and Prospects
Author(s): Christopher Niedt
- Publisher: Temple University Press
- Publication Date: 7 Jun. 2013
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 252 pages
- ISBN-10: 9781439910498
- ISBN-13: 1439910499
Book Description
How the suburbs can give rise to campaigns for progressive change
Editorial Reviews
Review
“[A] comprehensive multidisciplinary view of modern suburbs in America. Christopher Niedt has assembled essays from historians, social psychologists, sociologists, and demographers, in order to investigate how political and social action arises and is organized in suburban locations. From issues of suburban space use to immigrant incorporation, the authors use both historic and contemporary examples to outline how residents unite to address distinct issues faced by suburbanites… This collection of essays will be of particular interest to researchers in the fields of urban studies and spatial demography, as many focus on the particular use of space within suburban environments, as well as the distinctions which set suburbs apart from cities as a unique spatial environment.” – Contemporary Sociology
About the Author
Christopher Niedt is Academic Director for the National Center for Suburban Studies and Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Hofstra University. He is co-editor (with Marc Silver) of Forging a New Housing Policy: Opportunity in the Wake of Crisis.
