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The Suburb Reader
According to the 2000 Census, fifty percent of Americans live in suburbs, signifying a dramatic reversal of patterns since the 1920s, when only fifteen percent of the nation's population lived in this type of neighborhood. This important work collects the
553 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 1, 2006
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December 23, 2016* Understanding Oppression: African American Rights (Then and Now)
The Suburb Reader by Becky Nicolaides | a teeming collection edited by Becky M. Nicolaides and Andrew Wiese, features many in-your-face racist moments, like this Levittown contract clause: “No dwelling shall be used or occupied except by members of the Caucasian race…” The book also runs excerpts on everything from suburban ecology and sprawl, to ennui and architecture, as per Ralph Waldo Emerson, Betty Friedan, John Cheever, and a slew of academics. #economics #government #socialscience
The Suburb Reader by Becky Nicolaides | a teeming collection edited by Becky M. Nicolaides and Andrew Wiese, features many in-your-face racist moments, like this Levittown contract clause: “No dwelling shall be used or occupied except by members of the Caucasian race…” The book also runs excerpts on everything from suburban ecology and sprawl, to ennui and architecture, as per Ralph Waldo Emerson, Betty Friedan, John Cheever, and a slew of academics. #economics #government #socialscience
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