American project : the rise and fall of a modern ghetto /

American project : the rise and fall of a modern ghetto /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Venkatesh, Sudhir Alladi.
Imprint:	Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2000.
Description:	xvi, 332 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Robert Taylor Homes. Robert Taylor Homes. Public housing -- Illinois -- Chicago. African Americans -- Housing -- Illinois -- Chicago. Low-income housing -- Illinois -- Chicago. Crime in public housing -- Illinois -- Chicago. Inner cities -- Illinois -- Chicago. African Americans -- Housing. Crime in public housing. Inner cities. Low-income housing. Public housing. Illinois -- Chicago.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4358320

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ISBN:	0674003217 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Preface
Introduction
1. A Place to Call Home
2. Doing the Hustle
3. "What's It Like to Be in Hell?"
4. Tenants Face Off with the Gang
5. Street-Gang Diplomacy
6. The Beginning of the End of a Modern Ghetto
Author's Note
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index