Popular opinion holds that public housing is a failure; so what more needs to be said about seventy-five years of dashed hopes and destructive policies? Over the past decade; however; historians and social scientists have quietly exploded the common wisdom about public housing. Public Housing Myths pulls together these fresh perspectives and unexpected findings into a single volume to provide an updated; panoramic view of public housing.With eleven chapters by prominent scholars; the collection not only covers a groundbreaking range of public housing issues transnationally but also does so in a revisionist and provocative manner. With students in mind; Public Housing Myths is organized thematically around popular preconceptions and myths about the policies surrounding big city public housing; the places themselves; and the people who call them home. The authors challenge narratives of inevitable decline; architectural determinism; and rampant criminality that have shaped earlier accounts and still dominate public perception.Contributors: Nicholas Dagen Bloom; New York Institute of Technology; Yonah Freemark; Chicago Metropolitan Planning Council; Alexander Gerould; San Francisco State University; Joseph Heathcott; The New School; D. Bradford Hunt; Roosevelt University; Nancy Kwak; University of California; San Diego; Lisa Levenstein; University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Fritz Umbach; John Jay College of Criminal Justice; CUNY; Florian Urban; Glasgow School of Art; Lawrence J. Vale; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rhonda Y. Williams; Case Western Reserve University
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. This Coloring book is a Dream ...A Beautiful; Creative; Must-Have Dream!By Monica ReentsThis is a gorgeous coloring book! Wendy Piersall has done an incredible job in drawing original; imaginative pictures that are stunning to color. The pictures are only drawn onto one side of the paper; which makes coloring them easier; so as not to mess up the next picture. I prefer to use colored pencils and/or stabilo markers for her pictures; the paper takes to them very well; and they make it easier to color in the more intricate details.If you love adult coloring books; or are just getting started; you have to have this book! I have chronic pain and use coloring as a way to relax and allow my mind to rest; I easily lose time while coloring and this book; as well as; her Coloring Flower Mandalas book; will allow you to relax and create.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful!By Sarah ParisiI love this book. The mandalas are absolutely beautiful and this book is perfect for when Im looking for a way to relax and unwind. I have all of Wendys books; but this one is my favorite.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Best book by Wendy so far!!By S LaamiriThis is my favorite book by Wendy!!!!!
