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OverviewThis is an ethnographic study of predominantly Puerto Rican low-income people on the Lower East Side of Manhattan who have been involved in the rehabilitation of abandoned buildings through sweat-equity urban homesteading from 1978 to 1993. The study combines a portrait of homesteading in a contemporary urban environment with an analysis of homesteading in the context of economic and political developments at the local, state, and national levels. As participant-observer of the rehabilitation efforts, von Hassell was impressed with the ingenuity and initiative of poor and working-class people. She came to the conclusion that housing as a central factor in poverty amelioration must be interpreted with other factors such as labor, education, and health care, and that despite internal conflicts the project could have been more successful if it had received local political, governmental, and social services support. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Malve von HassellPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.513kg ISBN: 9780897894593ISBN 10: 0897894596 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 30 January 1996 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Plates and Figures Introduction Housing, Urban Homesteading, and Community Land Trusts in Historical and Theoretical Context Past and Present of the Lower East Side Sweat and Debris The Day the Wall Fell Down Conflicting Constructions of Work, Gender Roles, Ownership, and Community Social Movements, Community Organizations, and Private Lives Conclusion Sources IndexReviewsAs this book by Malve von Hassell illustrates, the challenges urban homesteaders face are no less daunting than those faced by the pioneers of the American West. . . . Readers will definitely gain a more comprehensive understanding of urban homesteading. - CJUR [Von Hassell] has succeeded in writing a brilliant, theoretically rich urban ethnography. - American Anthropologist [Von Hassell] has succeeded in writing a brilliant, theoretically rich urban ethnography. - American Anthropologist As this book by Malve von Hassell illustrates, the challenges urban homesteaders face are no less daunting than those faced by the pioneers of the American West. . . . Readers will definitely gain a more comprehensive understanding of urban homesteading. - CJUR ?As this book by Malve von Hassell illustrates, the challenges urban homesteaders face are no less daunting than those faced by the pioneers of the American West....Readers will definitely gain a more comprehensive understanding of urban homesteading.?-CJUR Author InformationMalve von Hassell holds a PhD in anthropology from the New School for Social Research. Currently working as an independent scholar, she has taught at Queens College, Baruch College, and Pace University. Her interests are in the urban anthropology of race, class, and gender. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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