Suburbs Under Siege: Race, Space, and Audacious Judges

by Charles M. Haar

Book Overview

In Suburbs under Siege Charles Haar argues passionately that all people--rich or poor, black or white--have a constitutional right to live in the suburbs and that a socially responsible judiciary should vigorously uphold that right. For various reasons, American courts have generally failed to question local zoning regulations that trap the urban poor in the squalor of inner cities, away from decent housing and jobs in the suburbs. No U.S...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691605602
• ISBN13: 9780691605609
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"