Between Justice and Beauty
Race, Planning, and the Failure of Urban Policy in Washington, D.C.
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Product description
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.
Details
- ISBN13 9780812205299
- Pages 320
- Released 2011
- Publisher University Of Pennsylvania Press
- Format Elektronisk medie
- Language English