Camden After the Fall: Decline and Renewal in a Post-Industrial City

by Howard Gillette Jr.

Book Overview

What prevents cities whose economies have been devastated by the flight of human and monetary capital from returning to self-sufficiency? Looking at the cumulative effects of urban decline in the classic post-industrial city of Camden, New Jersey, historian Howard Gillette, Jr., probes the interaction of politics, economic restructuring, and racial bias to evaluate contemporary efforts at revitalization. In a sweeping analysis, Gillette identifies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812219686
• ISBN13: 9780812219685
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"