When Tenants Claimed the City: The Struggle for Citizenship in New York City Housing

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When Tenants Claimed the City The Struggle for Citizenship in New York City Housing roberta gold university of illinois press Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield © 2014 by Roberta S. Gold All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America c 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gold, Roberta. When tenants claimed the city : the struggle for citizenship in New York city housing / Roberta Gold. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-252-03818-1 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN (invalid) 978-0-252-09598-6 (ebook) 1. Minorities—Housing—New York (State)— New York—History—20th century. 2. Housing— New York (State)—New York—History—20th century. 3. Minorities—New York (State)—New York— Social conditions. 4. Landlord and tenant—New York (State)—New York—History—20th century. I. Title. HD7288.72.U52N473 2014 333.33'8—dc23 2013036280 In memory of my parents Jack and Rhoda Gold ...