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OverviewBased on more than a decade of research, Making a Global Immigrant Neighborhood charts the evolution of Sunset Park--with a densely concentrated working-poor and racially diverse immigrant population--from the late 1960s to its current status as one of New York City's most vibrant neighborhoods. Tarry Hum shows how processes of globalization, such as shifts in low-wage labor markets and immigration patterns, shaped the neighborhood. She explains why Sunset Park's future now depends on Asian and Latino immigrant collaborations in advancing common interests in community building, civic engagement, entrepreneurialism, and sustainability planning. She shows, too, how residents' responses to urban development policies and projects and the capital represented by local institutions and banks foster community activism. Hum pays close attention to the complex social, political, and spatial dynamics that forge a community and create new models of leadership as well as coalitions. The evolution of Sunset Park so astutely depicted in this book suggests new avenues for studying urban change and community development. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tarry HumPublisher: Temple University Press,U.S. Imprint: Temple University Press,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9781439910900ISBN 10: 1439910901 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 13 June 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Immigrant Places: Toward a Theory of Global Neighborhoods 2 Making Sunset Park: Settlement, Decline, and Transformation 3 The Working Poverty of Neighborhood Revitalization: Industrial Sweatshops and Street Vendors 4 Immigrant Growth Coalitions and Neighborhood Change: The Role of Ethnic Banks 5 Gentrifying Sunset Park: Community Boards, City Planning, and a Migrant Civil Society 6 Power Plants, Sex Shops, Industrial Zones, and Open Space: The Politics of a Sustainable Working Waterfront Conclusion Notes References IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTarry Hum is Professor of Urban Studies at Queens College and Graduate Center, City University of New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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