Death of a Suburban Dream : : Race and Schools in Compton, California / / Emily E. Straus.
Compton, California, is often associated in the public mind with urban America's toughest problems, including economic disinvestment, gang violence, and failing public schools. Before it became synonymous with inner-city decay, however, Compton's affordability, proximity to manufacturing j...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2014] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Politics and Culture in Modern America
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (328 p.) :; 17 illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. On Shaky Ground
- Chapter 2. The Fastest Growing Town
- Chapter 3. Separate and Unequal
- Chapter 4. Becoming Urban
- Chapter 5. Unyielding Problems
- Chapter 6. A Rapidly Changing City
- Chapter 7. Enter the State
- Epilogue: Out from Compton's Past
- List of Abbreviations
- Notes
- Index
- Acknowledgments