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Overview"Once a group of young people (reformed street robbers) had a vision. To transform their poor divided community. But the vision was tarnished by harsh reality, violent feuds and factional strife, corrupt and ineffective leaders, and youths involved in networks of criminality. ""Tarnished Vision"" is the story of the rise and fall of a utopian community project told against a background of crime and delinquency in a troubled neighbourhood. This vivid and authentic account of life in ""Satellite City"" is set in the 1980s, a decade when the promises of the enterprise culture failed to deliver, and the conditions were created for a generation hooked on crime. Tarnished Vision depicts the 1980s inner city cycle of social tragedy followed by inept societal response, followed by social tragedy. But this is not only a story for the 1980s. The message is that programmes to save the inner cities, however well-resourced, cannot afford to ignore the destructive frustrations of urban male youths who are involved in crime. Community action programmes can be no more than window dressing to camouflage these realities. This book should be of particular use to general readers interested in the social problems found in British inner-city areas. It will be of particular interest to anyone with an interest in race relations, crime, youth, Afro-Caribbean peoples in the UK, and to people who are interested in/active in London politics and local government." Full Product DetailsAuthor: David RobinsPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford Paperbacks Dimensions: Width: 12.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 19.00cm Weight: 0.126kg ISBN: 9780198258162ISBN 10: 019825816 Pages: 157 Publication Date: 01 November 1992 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAn extraordinary book...I picked it up to browse and couldn't put it down. It is gripping to read, in the best traditions of urban geography. --Geoffrey Pearson<br> Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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