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The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn: Gentrification and the Search for Authenticity in Postwar New York

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The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn: Gentrification and the Search for Authenticity in Postwar New York - Osman, Suleiman
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An original and captivating history of gentrification, this book challenges the conventional wisdom that New York City began a comeback in the 1990s, locating the roots of Brooklyn's revival in the social upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s. Osman examines the emergence of a progressive coalition as young, well-educated brownstoners joined with poorer residents to battle city planners and local machine politicians. Deftly mixing architectural, cultural, and political history, this book offers an eye-opening perspective on the ...

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The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn: Gentrification and the Search for Authenticity in Postwar New York 2012, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780199930340

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