Between Justice and Beauty
| Author | : Howard Gillette, Jr. |
| Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
| Release | : 2011-06-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780812205299 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0812205294 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (294 Downloads) |
Download or read book Between Justice and Beauty written by Howard Gillette, Jr. and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the only American city under direct congressional control, Washington has served historically as a testing ground for federal policy initiatives and social experiments—with decidedly mixed results. Well-intentioned efforts to introduce measures of social justice for the district's largely black population have failed. Yet federal plans and federal money have successfully created a large federal presence—a triumph, argues Howard Gillette, of beauty over justice. In a new afterword, Gillette addresses the recent revitalization and the aftereffects of an urban sports arena.
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