Slow and Sudden Violence

Derek Hyra is Professor of Public Administration and Policy and founding director of the Metropolitan Policy Center at American University. His research focuses on neighborhood change, with an emphasis on housing, urban politics, and race.

• ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface Introduction I Understanding Unrest1 Riots or Revolts? An Urban Renewal Unrest Perspective II Linking Slow and Sudden Violence2 Segregation, Divestment, and Serial Displacement 3 Central Corridor Gentrification and Suburban Segregation 4 Plantation Politics and Policing 5 Ghetto Walls Go Up 6 Ghetto Walls Come Down 7 Watch Out for Broken Windows! III Breaking the Cycle8 Revisiting Theories and Racial Policy Responses Appendix A. A Pandemic Methods Mess and Some Solutions Appendix B. Select Descriptive Statistics Notes References Index

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