Joseph A. Rodriguez is associate professor of history and urban studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

• Socialists and Merchants in a Thrifty CityPraising and Blaming the Suburbs Summerfest and the Ethnic FestivalsNew Urbanism, Alcohol, and the AutomobileNew Urbanism and Community ProtestsShopping Malls, New Urbanism, and BronzevilleSelf-Help, New Urbanism, and Crime Is Milwaukee a Conservative City?

Rodriquez does not pull punches about practices and attitudes that reinforced racial segregation and inequality. . . .Rodriguez raises important questions and avoids facile solutions. . . .I found this book refreshingly honest and fair. Rodriquez acknowledges success stories without boosterism. As the city and county grapple with diminished budgets and recurring challenges, it can be helpful to place those issues within a historical context.

Joseph A. Rodriguez is associate professor of history and urban studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

• Socialists and Merchants in a Thrifty CityPraising and Blaming the Suburbs Summerfest and the Ethnic FestivalsNew Urbanism, Alcohol, and the AutomobileNew Urbanism and Community ProtestsShopping Malls, New Urbanism, and BronzevilleSelf-Help, New Urbanism, and Crime Is Milwaukee a Conservative City?

Rodriquez does not pull punches about practices and attitudes that reinforced racial segregation and inequality. . . .Rodriguez raises important questions and avoids facile solutions. . . .I found this book refreshingly honest and fair. Rodriquez acknowledges success stories without boosterism. As the city and county grapple with diminished budgets and recurring challenges, it can be helpful to place those issues within a historical context.

Joseph A. Rodriguez is associate professor of history and urban studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

• Socialists and Merchants in a Thrifty CityPraising and Blaming the Suburbs Summerfest and the Ethnic FestivalsNew Urbanism, Alcohol, and the AutomobileNew Urbanism and Community ProtestsShopping Malls, New Urbanism, and BronzevilleSelf-Help, New Urbanism, and Crime Is Milwaukee a Conservative City?

Rodriquez does not pull punches about practices and attitudes that reinforced racial segregation and inequality. . . .Rodriguez raises important questions and avoids facile solutions. . . .I found this book refreshingly honest and fair. Rodriquez acknowledges success stories without boosterism. As the city and county grapple with diminished budgets and recurring challenges, it can be helpful to place those issues within a historical context.