BUILDING BOUNDARIES: THE POLITICS OF URBAN RENEWAL IN MANHATTAN'S LOWER EAST SIDE (ETHNICITY, CLASS, HOUSNG; NEW YORK).
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Title
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BUILDING BOUNDARIES: THE POLITICS OF URBAN RENEWAL IN MANHATTAN'S LOWER EAST SIDE (ETHNICITY, CLASS, HOUSNG; NEW YORK).
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Identifier
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AAI8409424
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identifier
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8409424
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Creator
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TURNER, JOAN ALYNE.
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Contributor
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Delmos J. Jones
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Date
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1984
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Anthropology, Cultural
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Abstract
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This thesis is a study of an urban renewal conflict in Manhattan's Lower East Side. Plans to develop the Seward Park Extension Urban Renewal Area in the late 1960s triggered a competitive struggle among three local groups: Chinese, Hispanics (primarily Puerto Ricans), and Orthodox Jews. This study deals with the relations between local ethnic and racial groups and the overarching institutions and agencies of the state. The unfolding or development of this urban renewal conflict occurred at the intersection of two sets of forces: those that emanated from national and city-wide sources, and those that arose from local conditions and responses. In recent years, federal policies and funding have had a catalytic impact on urban politics. With the post-World War II expansion of state activity, powerful new forces emerged that directly affected the relations among New York City's diverse class, ethnic, and racial groups. I attempt to show, through the use of the extended case study method, how the state regulates interethnic conflict in order to maintain social order, while at the same time continuing to serve the interests of capital. The central thesis of this study is that racial and ethnic conflict is shaped by class and power forces operating at both national and local levels.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Anthropology
