The Origins of the Dual City: Housing, Race, and Redevelopment in Twentieth-Century Chicago Storytelling ; Education ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1622867080

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1622867080

And what can one man do when strife between the ruling crime families threatens to escalate into a full-fledged gang war

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The Origins of the Dual City: Housing, Race, and Redevelopment in Twentieth-Century Chicago Storytelling ; Education ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1622867080Chicago is celebrated for its rich diversity, but, even more than most US cities, it is also plagued by segregation and extreme inequality. More than ever, Chicago is a dual city, a condition taken for granted by many residents. In this book, Joel Rast reveals that todays tacit acceptance of rising urban inequality is a marked departure from the past. For much of the twentieth century, a key goal for civic leaders was the total elimination of slums