The projects : a new history of public housing /
The Projects tells the story of the history of the idea of public housing and how it was implemented. In contrast to other books, it combines an intellectual history with the history of how an idea transformed the lives of Americans and the physical faces of cities and towns, at first seemingly for...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
New York University Press,
[2025].
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| Summary: | The Projects tells the story of the history of the idea of public housing and how it was implemented. In contrast to other books, it combines an intellectual history with the history of how an idea transformed the lives of Americans and the physical faces of cities and towns, at first seemingly for the better but, over time, for the worse. |
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| Physical Description: | 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781479828432 1479828432 |