{"product_id":"walking-the-streets-walking-the-projects-adventures-in-social-democracy-in-nyc-and-dc-paperback","title":"Walking the Streets\/Walking the Projects: Adventures in Social Democracy in NYC and DC - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOwen Hatherley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA walk through the remnants of a social democratic America, and an argument about its future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalking the Streets\/Walking the Projects\u003c\/i\u003e is an insightful exploration of the remnants of a social democratic America and a thought-provoking argument about its future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book traces the rise of a 1960s urban ideology that celebrated bottom-up, organic city development while criticising state-led planning that resulted in lifeless, sterile \"projects.\" Using walking as a method, the author tests these ideas across New York City, with a brief interlude in Washington, DC, examining a wide array of urban developments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKey areas explored: \u003cbr\u003e- Cultural complexes in Manhattan\u003cbr\u003e- New Deal-era public housing in Brooklyn, Harlem, and Queens\u003cbr\u003e- Roosevelt Island's social experiment\u003cbr\u003e- Communist housing co-operatives in the Bronx\u003cbr\u003e- Union-led rebuilding of the Lower East Side\u003cbr\u003e- DC's Metro system \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy walking through these spaces, the book reveals that, despite their flaws, fragments of a more equal society were built in the past and continue to thrive today. \u003ci\u003eWalking the Streets\/Walking the Projects\u003c\/i\u003e asks what lessons a new generation of American socialists might learn from these surviving social democratic enclaves as they envision a better future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOwen Hatherley\u003c\/b\u003e writes regularly on aesthetics and politics for, among others, \u003ci\u003ethe Architectural Review, the Calvert Journal, Dezeen, the Guardian, Jacobin, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e the London Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of several books, including, \u003ci\u003eRed Metropolis: Socialism and the Government of London, Artificial Islands: Adventures in the Dominions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eModern Buildings in Britain: A Gazetteer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460367696050,"sku":"9781915672445","price":17.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/jwyzHu6Bd9781915672445.webp?v=1782958656","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/walking-the-streets-walking-the-projects-adventures-in-social-democracy-in-nyc-and-dc-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}