Description
The Bronx is a fascinating history of a singular borough, mapping its evolution from a loose cluster of commuter villages to a densely populated home for New York's African American and Hispanic populations. In recounting the varied and extreme transformations this community has undergone, Evelyn Gonzalez argues that racial discrimination, rampant crime, postwar liberalism, and big government were not the only reasons for the urban crisis that assailed the Bronx during the late 1960s. Rather, a combination of population shifts, public housing initiatives, economic recession, and urban overdevelopment caused its decline. Yet she also proves that ongoing urbanization and neighborhood fluctuations are the very factors that have allowed the Bronx to undergo one of the most successful and inspiring community revivals in American history. The process of building and rebuilding carries on, and the revitalization of neighborhoods and a resurgence of economic growth continue to offer hope for the future.
Author: Evelyn Gonzalez
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 11/21/2006
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780231121156
ISBN10: 0231121156
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,
- Social Science | Sociology | Urban
- Social Science | Regional Studies
About the Author
Evelyn Gonzalez is associate professor of history at William Paterson University in New Jersey.