| Race, Real Estate, and Uneven Development, Second Edition: The Kansas City Experience, 1900-2010 Contributor(s): Gotham, Kevin Fox (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438449437 ISBN-13: 9781438449432 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Discrimination - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: 363.51 |
| LCCN: 2013003401 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (1.10 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Traditional explanations of metropolitan development and urban racial segregation have emphasized the role of consumer demand and market dynamics. In the first edition of Race, Real Estate, and Uneven Development Kevin Fox Gotham reexamined the assumptions behind these explanations and offered a provocative new thesis. Using the Kansas City metropolitan area as a case study, Gotham provided both quantitative and qualitative documentation of the role of the real estate industry and the Federal Housing Administration, demonstrating how these institutions have promulgated racial residential segregation and uneven development. Gotham challenged contemporary explanations while providing fresh insights into the racialization of metropolitan space, the interlocking dimensions of class and race in metropolitan development, and the importance of analyzing housing as a system of social stratification. In this second edition, he includes new material that explains the racially unequal impact of the subprime real estate crisis that began in late 2007, and explains why racial disparities in housing and lending remain despite the passage of fair housing laws and antidiscrimination statutes. |