Brave new neighborhoods : the privatization of public space

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Author:

Kohn, Margaret, 1970-

ISBN:

9780415944625

9780415944632

Personal Author:

Kohn, Margaret, 1970-

Publication Information:

New York : Routledge, 2004.

Physical Description:

vii, 232 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Weapons of the Wobblies : the street-speaking fights -- Ch. 3. The public forum doctrine -- Ch. 4. The mauling of public space -- Ch. 5. God, Caesar, and the constitution -- Ch. 6. Brave new neighborhoods -- Ch. 7. Battery Park City -- Ch. 8. Homeless-free zones : three critiques -- Ch. 9. Conclusion : three rationales for the provision of public goods -- Ch. 10. Afterword : no Central Park in cyberspace.

Subject Term:

Public spaces -- United States.

Freedom of speech -- United States.

Assembly, Right of -- United States.

Social change -- United States.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0410/2003022339.html

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Fighting for First Amendment rights is as popular a pastime as ever, but just because you can get on your soapbox doesn't mean anyone will be there to listen. Town squares have emptied out as shoppers decamp for the megamalls; gated communities keep pesky signature gathering activists away; even most internet chatrooms are run by the major media companies. Brave New Neighborhood sconsiders what can be done to protect and revitalize our public spaces.