Overview

Protecting One's Turf is a qualitative study that both analyzes informal residential segregation and investigates the effects of racial segregation. The focus of the study is Greenpoint, a working-class neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. The book's first edition chronicled the community-wide strategies employed to maintain a predominantly white community in Greenpoint. The revised edition examines the community's continuing gentrification.

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Author:   Judith DeSena
Publisher:   University Press of America
Imprint:   University Press of America
Edition:   Revised Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.50cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.181kg
ISBN:  

9780761829812

ISBN 10:   0761829814
Pages:   132
Publication Date:   22 February 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Local Resistance Chapter 4 Urban Research Methods Chapter 5 Description and History of Greenpoint Chapter 6 Housing Strategies to Maintain Urban Neighborhoods Chapter 7 Surveillance Strategies to Maintain Urban Neighborhoods Chapter 8 Local Institutions and Their Role in Maintaining Urban Neighborhoods Chapter 9 The Role of Women in Maintaining Urban Neighborhoods Chapter 10 Access to Neighborhoods: Complementary or Competing Interests Chapter 11 Epilogue Chapter 12 Interview Schedule Chapter 13 Selected Bibliography Chapter 14 Index Chapter 15 About the Author

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Judith DeSena is Professor of Sociology at St. John's University. Professor DeSena holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the City University of New York.

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