Neighborhood of Fear: The Suburban Crisis in American Culture, 1975-2001

by Kyle Riismandel

How--haunted by the idea that their suburban homes were under siege--the second generation of suburban residents expanded spatial control and cultural authority through a strategy of productive victimization.

The explosive growth of American suburbs following World War II promised not only a new place to live but a new way of life, one away from the crime and crowds of the city. Yet, by the 1970s, the expected security of suburban...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421439549
• ISBN13: 9781421439549
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"