{"product_id":"how-east-new-york-became-a-ghetto-9780814782675","title":"How East New York Became a Ghetto","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn response to the riots of the mid-'60s, Walter Thabit was hired to work with the community of East New York to develop a plan for low- and moderate-income public housing. In the years that followed, he experienced first-hand the forces that had engineered East New York's dramatic decline and that continued to work against its successful revitalization. \u003cb\u003eHow East New York Became a Ghetto\u003c\/b\u003e describes the shift of East New York from a working-class immigrant neighborhood to a largely black and Puerto Rican neighborhood and shows how the resulting racially biased policies caused the deterioration of this once flourishing area.\u003cbr\u003eA clear-sighted, unflinching look at one ghetto community, \u003cb\u003eHow East New York Became a Ghetto\u003c\/b\u003e provides insights and observations on the histories and fates of ghettos throughout the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThabit, Walter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eWalter Thabit\u003c\/b\u003e has 35 years of experience in housing, renewal, community planning, city planning, and anti-poverty projects. He lives in New York City.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePiven, Frances Fox:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eFrances Fox Piven\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology at the Graduate School, City University of New York. She is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eWork, Welfare and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e. Her other award-winning books include \u003ci\u003eRegulating the Poor, Why Americans Don't Vote\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePoor People's Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail \u003c\/i\u003e(all with Richard Cloward).","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461330538770,"sku":"9780814782675","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7f3ed6c4-cbe0-476c-9afd-ac884f2b91dc.jpg?v=1730063669","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-east-new-york-became-a-ghetto-9780814782675","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}