The World in Brooklyn (eBook, ePUB)

Gentrification, Immigration, and Ethnic Politics in a Global City
Redaktion: Desena, Judith; Shortell, Timothy

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The World in Brooklyn: Gentrification, Immigration, and Ethnic Politics in a Global City, is a collection of scholarly papers which analyze demographic, social, political, and economic trends that are occurring in Brooklyn. Brooklyn, as the context, reflects global forces while also contributing to them. The idea for this volume developed as the editors discovered a group of scholars from different disciplines and various universities studying Brooklyn. Brooklyn has always been legendary and has more recently regained its stature as a much sought after place to live, work and have fun. Popular folklore has it that most U.S. residents trace their family origins to Brooklyn. It is presently referred to as one of the "hippest" places in New York. Thus, this book is a collection of demographic, ethnographic, and comparative studies which focus on urban dynamics in Brooklyn. The chapters investigate issues of social class, urban development, immigration, race, ethnicity and politics within the context of Brooklyn. As a whole, this book considers both theoretical and practical urban issues. In most cases the scholarly perspective is on everyday life. With this in mind there are also social justice concerns. Issues of social segregation and attendant homogenization are brought to light. Moreover, social class and race advantages or disadvantages, as part of urban processes, are underscored through critiques of local policy decisions throughout the chapters. A common thread is the assertion by contributors that planning the future of Brooklyn needs to include multi-ethnic, racial, and economic groups, those very residents who make-up Brooklyn.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 430
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780739166710
• Artikelnr.: 38229182

Autorenporträt

Judith N. DeSena is professor of sociology at St. John's University. Timothy Shortell is director of the MA program in sociology at Brooklyn College.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Introduction: The World in Brooklyn Judith N. DeSena and Timothy
Shortell Chapter 2: Mapping a Changing Brooklyn, Mapping a Changing World:
Gentrification and Immigration, 2000-2008 Lorna Mason, Ed Morlock and
Christina Pisano Chapter 3: Forgetting Poverty in Brooklyn and the U.S.
William DiFazio Chapter 4: Gentrification in Everyday Life in Brooklyn
Judith N. DeSena Chapter 5: "Williamsburg Walks": Public Space and
Community Events in a Gentrified Neighborhood Sara Martucci Chapter 6: The
Environmental Injustice of Green Gentrification: The Case of Brooklyn's
Prospect Park Kenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. Lewis Chapter 7: Rezoning Coney
Island: A History of Decline and Revival, of Heroes and Villains at the
"People's Playground Alessandro Busà Chapter 8: The Gowanus Canal: Local
Politics of "Superfunding" Status Shanna Farrell Chapter 9: Striving for
Sustainability on the Urban Waterfront: The Case of Newtown Creek Steve
Lang Chapter 10: Riding the Bus in Brooklyn: Seeing the Spectacle of
Everyday Multicultural Life Jerome Krase Chapter 11: Brooklyn and
Belleville: On the Visual Semiotics of Ethnic Identity in Two Immigrant
Neighborhoods Timothy Shortell Chapter 12: Constructing an Oppositional
Community: Sunset Park and the Politics of Organizing Across Difference
Mark Treskon Chapter 13: An Ethnography of Local Politics in a Brooklyn
Caribbean Community Evrick Brown Chapter 14: The Dual Roles of Brighton
Beach: A Local and Global Community Phyllis Conn Chapter 15: Hood Politics:
Charter Schools, Race and Gentrification in Fort Greene Noel S. Anderson
Chapter 16: Revising Canarsie: Racial Transition and Neighborhood Stability
in Brooklyn Jennifer Candipan, Roberta Cordeau, Mark Peterson, Nicole
Riordan, Bengisu Peker, Danielle Shallow and Gregory Smithsimon