Reclaiming Gotham: Bill de Blasio and the Movement to End America's Tale of Two Cities

by Juan González

Book Overview

How Bill de Blasio's mayoral victory triggered a seismic shift in the nation's urban political landscape--and what it portends for our cities in the future

In November 2013, a little-known progressive stunned the elite of New York City by capturing the mayoralty by a landslide. Bill de Blasio's promise to end the Tale of Two Cities had struck a chord among ordinary residents still struggling to recover from the Great Recession.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620972093
• ISBN13: 9781620972090
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"