How East New York Became a Ghetto

"Walter Thabit eloquently tells the story of East New York, a neighborhood in eastern Brooklyn, complementing his close observation of events in the neighborhood with astute analyses of the bearing of larger forces on this big city slum. Events in East New York reveal in microcosm the turbulent national forces that have determined the fate of inner city ghettos across the country over the past 40 years." - from the Foreword by Frances Fox Piven "Thabit emphasizes the central role of local institutions in contributing to urban disinvestment and decline" (Journal of Urban History) "Walter Thabit has written a highly personal and compelling piece of retrospective analysis" (Journal of the American Planning Association) "Thabits writing is lucid and heartfelt." (Urban Studies) "An excellent source of data and intelligence on the formation of ghettos and the life and struggle within them" (Science & Society)