From Ferguson to Irvine: Why Suburban Diversity Matters.
The essay discusses the urban history of white flight, urban planning, segregation and financial discrimination that led to the production of troubled suburban cities like Ferguson, Missouri. It mentions the incident Michael Brown was killed by the police in 2014, setting off a month of rioting. The...
| Publicado en: | Western Humanities Review Vol. 70; no. 3; pp. 13 - 28 |
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Western Humanities Review
Fall2016
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| Sumario: | The essay discusses the urban history of white flight, urban planning, segregation and financial discrimination that led to the production of troubled suburban cities like Ferguson, Missouri. It mentions the incident Michael Brown was killed by the police in 2014, setting off a month of rioting. The author is making a connection between Ferguson and Irvine to points the rise of the Homeowners Association as a suburban institution and desirable feature of a suburb like Irvine itself. |
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