Buy this book on-line Levine, Hillel; Lawrence Harmon : THE DEATH OF AN AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY : A TRAGEDY OF GOOD INTENTIONSNew York : Free Press., 1992.
8vo. Xiii, 370 pages. Illustrated. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Jews – housing – Massachusetts – Boston – history; African Americans – housing – Massachusetts – Boston – history; Dorchester (Boston, Mass. ) -- ethnic relations. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide. CONTENTS: Blue Hill Avenue: the glory years; Movers and shakers: the early exodus to the suburbs, 1951-1954; Wheeling and dealing: the politics of urban renewal, 1955-1965; Carrying the message: ethnic conflict and urdan renewal in the mid-60s; The gift: Black-Jewish exchanges, 1968; On the line: liberals confront the boundarise of moral concern, 1968; “Acceptable before thee”: slumlords and rabbis, 1968; Blockbusting Mattapan: bankers and brokers; “Lead the Jewish racists out of Mattapan”: the agony of a reluctant hero, 1969; The “dirty little secret”: class conflict, 1969-1970; The hearings: congress plows the “mysterious world of finance, ” 1971; In search of new centers—the 1970s; Conclusion: a tragedy of good intention. ISBN: 0029138655. Has dust jacket. Near fine condition. (AMR-35-8) Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Levine, Hillel; Lawrence Harmon : THE DEATH OF AN AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY : A TRAGEDY OF GOOD INTENTIONS. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including collectables, fine bindings, antiquarian books, atlases and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |