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From Tenements to the Taylor Homes:

In Search of an Urban Housing Policy in Twentieth-Century America
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Authored by prominent scholars, the twelve essays in this volume use the historical perspective to explore American urban housing policy as it unfolded from the late nineteenth through the twentieth centuries. Focusing on the enduring quest of policy makers to restore urban community, the essays examine such topics as the war against the slums, planned suburbs for workers, the rise of government-aided and built housing during the Great Depression, the impact of post–World War II renewal policies, and the retreat from public housing in the Nixon, Carter, and Reagan years.



“Well written and researched, jargon free, and superbly organized, the volume will appeal to a broad academic audience and to general readers who are interested in housing and urban development.”

—A. Scott Henderson, History

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