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City of Disorder
Alex S. Vitale
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Description for City of Disorder
Paperback. Explains why Republicans have won the last four New York mayoral elections and what the long-term impact Giuliani's 'zero tolerance' method has been on a city historically known for its liberalism. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPA; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
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In the 1990s, improving the quality of life became a primary focus and a popular catchphrase of the governments of New York and many other American cities. Faced with high levels of homelessness and other disorders associated with a growing disenfranchised population, then mayor Rudolph Giuliani led New York's zero tolerance campaign against what was perceived to be an increase in disorder that directly threatened social and economic stability. In a traditionally liberal city, the focus had shifted dramatically from improving the lives of the needy to protecting the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814788189
SKU
V9780814788189
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About Alex S. Vitale
Alex S. Vitale is Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. He is the author of The End of Policing (Verso) and City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics (NYU Press, 2008).
Reviews for City of Disorder
City of Disorder offers something bracing for liberal policy-makers in New York: a blueprint for the realization of their humanistic values through an array of more muscular, activist policies. They should study it and learn from it.
Robert Neuwirth
City Limits WEEKLY
City of Disorder has added enormously to our understanding of the context in which the ... Read more
Robert Neuwirth
City Limits WEEKLY
City of Disorder has added enormously to our understanding of the context in which the ... Read more