Why Don't American Cities Burn?

by Michael B. Katz

Book Overview

At 1:27 on the morning of August 4, 2005, Herbert Manes fatally stabbed Robert Monroe, known as Shorty, in a dispute over five dollars. It was a horrific yet mundane incident for the poor, heavily African American neighborhood of North Philadelphia--one of seven homicides to occur in the city that day and yet not make the major newspapers. For Michael B. Katz, an urban historian and a juror on the murder trial, the story of Manes and Shorty exemplified...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812243862
• ISBN13: 9780812243864
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"