The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn: Gentrification and the Search for Authenticity in Postwar New York

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An original and captivating history of gentrification this book challenges the conventional wisdom that New York City began a comeback in the 1990s locating the roots of Brooklyns revival in the social upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s. Osman examines the emergence of a progressive coalition as young well-educated brownstoners joined with poorer residents to battle city planners and local machine politicians. Deftly mixing architectural cultural and political history this book offers an eye-opening perspective on the post-industrial city.