Between Justice and Beauty: Race, Planning, and the Failure of Urban Policy in Washington, D.C.

By Howard Gillette Jr.

Book Overview

As the only American city under direct congressional control, Washington has served historically as a testing ground for federal policy initiatives and social experiments--with decidedly mixed results. Well-intentioned efforts to introduce measures of social justice for the district's largely black population have failed. Yet federal plans and federal money have successfully created a large federal presence--a triumph, argues Howard Gillette, of beauty over justice. In a new afterword, Gillette addresses the recent revitalization and the aftereffects of an urban sports arena.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812219589
• ISBN13: 9780812219586
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"