Blueprint for disaster : the unraveling of Chicago public housing / D. Bradford Hunt
| Author(s): | Hunt, D. Bradford, 1968- |
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| Subjects: | Public housing--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th century Chicago Housing Authority--History--20th century |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2009 |
| Series: | Historical studies of urban America Historical studies of urban America |
| LC Classification: | H, HD |
| Table of Contents: | List of Illustrations Introduction. What Went Wrong with Public Housing in Chicago? 1 1. The 1937 Housing Act Revisited 15 2. Building the Chicago Housing Authority 35 3. Clearing Chicago's Slums 67 4. The End of Integration and the Taming of the CHA 99 5. Designing High-Rise Disasters 121 6. Planning a Social Disaster 145 7. Thee Loss of the Working Class 183 8. The Tenants Revolt 211 9. The Gautreaux Case and the Limits of Judicial Activism 239 10. The Long Road to Rebirth 259 Conclusion: The Unraveling of Chicago Public Housing 285 Acknowledgments 297 A Note on Sources 301 Notes 303 Index 355 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 2009006297 ISBN: 9780226360850 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN: 0226360857 (cloth : alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-354) and index Contents: What went wrong with public housing in Chicago? -- The 1937 Housing Act revisited -- Building the Chicago Housing Authority -- Clearing Chicago's slums -- The end of integration and the taming of the CHA -- Designing high-rise disasters -- Planning a social disaster -- The loss of the working class -- The tenants revolt -- The Gautreaux case and the limits of judicial activism -- The long road to rebirth -- The unraveling of public housing in Chicago |
| Physical Description: | x, 380 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 262429594 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 9780226360850 0226360857 |