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Greening the Black Urban Regime
Publication Date: August 2020
Scholars and students in the social sciences, as well as general readers with social and environmental justice concerns, will find great value in this research.
A People's Atlas of Detroit
Publication Date: February 2020
This innovative collection builds bridges between multiple areas of social activism as well as current scholarship in geography, anthropology, history, and urban studies to inspire communities in Detroit and other cities towards transformative change.
Embracing a City, the Kresge Foundation in Detroit: 1993-2017
Publication Date: January 2019
Once assembled, the authors agreed that—assembling together in context with one another – the content could serve as an important snapshot of some of the positive forces and extreme undercurrents at play in Detroit during this extraordinary time in the city.
Rowing Inland
Publication Date: February 2017
Readers of contemporary poetry with a regional persuasion will enjoy this collection.
Mapping Detroit
Publication Date: March 2015
Containing some of the leading voices on Detroit's history and future, Mapping Detroit will be informative reading for anyone interested in urban studies, geography, and recent American history.
Reveal Your Detroit
Publication Date: September 2013
Anyone with roots in Detroit or an interest in community-based art will appreciate the multilayered picture created by Reveal Your Detroit.
Pages from a Black Radical's Notebook
Publication Date: March 2011
Readers interested in political and ideological struggles of the twentieth century will find Pages from a Black Radical's Notebook to be fascinating reading.
Critical Evaluations of Economic Development Policies
Publication Date: April 2004
This dynamic collection proposes to stimulate discussion among scholars, developers, and urban administrators to build awareness of the ways to foster completely informed policies and evaluate their outcomes.
The Politics of Black Empowerment
Publication Date: August 2000
Based on interviews with Black and Latino activists in several big cities as well as on a review of the literature and the Black newspapers around the country, The Politics of Black Empowerment describes the characteristics of Black empowerment activism in America.
When Corporations Leave Town
Publication Date: August 2000
Persky and Wiewel then explore a broad range of public policies advocated for reversing or mitigating metropolitan deconcentration.
Frankfurt on the Hudson
Publication Date: March 1989
Using organizational bulletins, surveys, interviews, and personal observations and anecdotes, Lowenstein paints a picture of a unique lifestyle now in the process of merging into American Jewry and disappearing.
