Freedomland Co-op City and the Story of New York

In Freedomland, Annemarie H. Sammartino tells Co-op City's story from the perspectives of those who built it and of the ordinary people who made their homes in this monument to imperfect liberal ideals of economic and social justice. Located on the grounds of the former Freedomland amusement pa...

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Hlavní autor: Sammartino, Annemarie H
Médium: E-kniha Kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Ithaca Cornell University Press 2022
Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press
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ISBN:9781501716447, 1501716441, 1501716433, 9781501716430, 9781501716454, 150171645X
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  • FREEDOMLAND -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Co-op City and the Story of New York -- 1. "The World's Greatest Housing Cooperative": Building a New City, 1965-1968 -- 2. "Everyone Was Seeking a Utopia": Building a Community, 1968-1973 -- 3. "We Remember Picket Lines": Cooperator Militancy, 1970-1974 -- 4. "No Way, We Won't Pay": The Rent Strike, 1975-1976 -- 5. "We Inherited a Mess!": After the Rent Strike, 1977-1981 -- 6. "Co-op City Is the Bronx": A Middle-Class Community, 1982-1993 -- 7. "The Biggest Housing Bargain in Town": Achieving Financial Stability, 1981-1993 -- Epilogue: Freedomland Today -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index
  • Contents --
  • Preface --
  • Chapter 1 “The World’s Greatest Housing Cooperative” Building a New City, 1965–1968 --
  • Index
  • Chapter 2 “Everyone Was Seeking a Utopia” Building a Community, 1968–1973 --
  • Introduction: Co-op City and the Story of New York --
  • Chapter 5 “We Inherited a Mess!” After the Rent Strike, 1977–1981 --
  • Epilogue: Freedomland Today --
  • Frontmatter --
  • Chapter 7 “The Biggest Housing Bargain in Town” Achieving Financial Stability, 1981–1993 --
  • Chapter 3 “We Remember Picket Lines” Cooperator Militancy, 1970–1974 --
  • Notes --
  • Appendix --
  • Chapter 4 “No Way, We Won’t Pay” The Rent Strike, 1975–1976 --
  • Chapter 6 “Co-op City Is the Bronx” A Middle-Class Community, 1982–1993 --