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When Public Housing Was Paradise: Building Community in Chicago

When Public Housing Was Paradise: BUILDING COMMUNITY IN CHICAGO

Penned By J.S. Fuerst
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When Public Housing Was Paradise: Building Community in Chicago

When Public Housing Was Paradise: BUILDING COMMUNITY IN CHICAGO

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Collecting seventy-nine oral histories from former public housing residents and staff, J. S. Fuerst's When Public Housing Was Paradise is a powerful testament to the fact that well-designed, well-managed low-rent housing has worked, as well as a demonstration of how it could be made to work again.J. S. Fuerst has been involved with public housing in Chicago for more than half a century. He retired from Loyola University, where he was a professor of social welfare policy. He was the editor of Public Housing in Europe and America. D. Bradford Hunt is an assistant professor of social science at Roosevelt University. John Hope Franklin is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of History at Duke University. He has served as president of the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, and many more.   

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Released August 30, 2003
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J.S. Fuerst is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, J.S. Fuerst enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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