Baltimore Revisited: Stories of Inequality and Resistance in a U.S. City

By: Lawrence Brown and Daniel L. Buccino and Michael Casiano and Sam Collins and Shannon Darrow and Matthew Durington and Nicole Fabricant and Aiden Faust and Jennifer A. Ferretti and Leif Fredrickson and Robert Gamble and Marisela Gomez and April K. Householder and Jodi Kelber-Kaye and Louise Parker Kelley and Emily Lieb and Jacob R. Levin and Teresa Méndez and Ashley Minner and Elizabeth M. Nix and Richard E. Otten and Eli Pousson and Mary Rizzo and Fred Scharmen and Aletheia Hyun-Jin Shin and Linda Shopes and Michelle L. Stefano and Joe Tropea and Amy Zanoni and Denise Meringolo and Robert Headley and Shawntay Stocks

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Synopsis: Nicknamed both “Mobtown” and “Charm City” and located on the border of the North and South, Baltimore is a city of contradictions. From media depictions in The Wire to the real-life trial of police officers for the murder of Freddie Gray, Baltimore has become a quintessential example of a struggling American city. Yet the truth about Baltimore is far more complicated—and more fascinating. To help untangle these apparent paradoxes, the editors of Baltimore Revisited have assembled a collection of over thirty experts from inside and outside academia. Together, they reveal that Baltimore has been ground zero for a slew of neoliberal policies, a place where inequality has increased as corporate interests have eagerly privatized public goods and services to maximize profits. But they also uncover how community members resist and reveal a long tradition of Baltimoreans who have fought for social justice. The essays in this collection take readers on a tour through the city’s diverse neighborhoods, from the Lumbee Indian community in East Baltimore to the crusade for environmental justice in South Baltimore. Baltimore Revisited examines the city’s past, reflects upon the city’s present, and envisions the city’s future.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780813594033
Related ISBNs:: 9780813594026, 9780813594019
Publisher:: Rutgers University Press
Date of Addition:: 10/20/19
Copyrighted By:: Rutgers University Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Politics and Government, Sociology
Grade Levels:: Eleventh grade
Reading Age:: 16 and up
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: P. Nicole King
Edited by:: Kate Drabinski
Edited by:: Joshua Clark Davis