Norman Street: Poverty and Politics in an Urban Neighborhood

By Ida Susser

Book Overview

Based on a three-year study conducted in Brooklyn's Greenpoint/Williamsburg section, this book is an in-depth, detailed description of life in a multi-ethnic working class neighborhood during New York City's fiscal crisis of 1975-1978. Well-written, intelligent, and full of sensitively drawn portraits, it demonstrates the impact of political and economic changes on everyday lives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195030494
• ISBN13: 9780195030495
• Release Date: May 1982
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.3" x 0.5" x 8.0"