Baltimore Revisited (eBook)

Stories of Inequality and Resistance in a U.S. City

Joshua Clark Davis, Kate Drabinski, P. Nicole King (Herausgeber)

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2019
378 Seiten
Rutgers University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8135-9405-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Nicknamed both Mobtown and Charm City and located on the border of the North and South, Baltimore is a city of contradictions. From media depictions in The Wire to the real-life trial of police officers for the murder of Freddie Gray, Baltimore has become a quintessential example of a struggling American city. Yet the truth about Baltimore is far more complicated and more fascinating. To help untangle these apparent paradoxes, the editors of Baltimore Revisited have assembled a collection of over thirty experts from inside and outside academia. Together, they reveal that Baltimore has been ground zero for a slew of neoliberal policies, a place where inequality has increased as corporate interests have eagerly privatized public goods and services to maximize profits. But they also uncover how community members resist and reveal a long tradition of Baltimoreans who have fought for social justice. The essays in this collection take readers on a tour through the city s diverse neighborhoods, from the Lumbee Indian community in East Baltimore to the crusade for environmental justice in South Baltimore. Baltimore Revisited examines the city s past, reflects upon the city s present, and envisions the city s future.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.8.2019
• Co-Autor: Lawrence Brown, Leif Fredrickson, Robert Gamble, Marisela Gomez, Robert Headley, April K. Householder, Jodi Kelber- Kaye, Louise Parker Kelley, Jacob R. Levin, Emily Lieb, Teresa Mendez, Daniel L. Buccino, Denise Meringolo, Ashley Minner, Elizabeth M. Nix, Richard E. Otten, Eli Pousson, Mary Rizzo, Fred Scharmen, Aletheia Hyun-Jin Shin, Linda Shopes, Michelle L. Stefano, Michael Casiano, Shawntay Stocks, Joe Tropea, Amy Zanoni, Sam Collins, Shannon Darrow, Matthew Durington, Nicole Fabricant, Aiden Faust, Jennifer A. Ferretti
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• ISBN-10: 0-8135-9405-7 / 0813594057
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8135-9405-7 / 9780813594057