Root Shock How Tearing up City Neighborhoods Hurts America, and What We Can Do about It

Name: Root Shock How Tearing up City Neighborhoods Hurts America, and What We Can Do about It
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ISBN: 9780345454225

ISBN-10: 0345454227

ISBN-13: 9780345454225

Edition: 2004

Authors: Mindy Fullilove

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They called it progress. But for the people whose homes and districts were bulldozed, the urban renewal projects that swept America starting in 1949 were nothing short of assault. Vibrant city blocks—places rich in history—were reduced to garbage-strewn vacant lots. When a neighborhood is destroyed its inhabitants suffer “root shock”: a traumatic stress reaction related to the destruction of one’s emotional ecosystem. The ripple effects of root shock have an impact on entire communities that can last for decades. In this groundbreaking and ultimately hopeful book, Dr. Mindy Fullilove examines root shock through the story of urban renewal and its effect on the African American community.…

Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



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