A Detroit Story: Urban Decline and the Rise of Property Informality, Paperback - Claire W. Herbert

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Welcome to Detroit, Michigan, home of the grittiest, illest, most hardcore, crime-infested, and poverty-stricken neighborhoods in the country. It's...

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The turn of the century has been a moment of rapid urbanization. Much of this urban growth is taking place in the cities of the developing world an...

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Vexing social issues such as the opioid epidemic, criminal violence, and chronic unemployment are the target of social programs Americans fund with...

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It has been said that Herbert Hoover was responsible for saving more lives than any other person in history. This phenomenal achievement, long obsc...

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Tracing how the issue of unauthorized migration consumed Arizona state politics from 2003 to 2010, this book provides new perspective on why policy...

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A thrilling re-evaluation of the creatures that ruled the earth for 150 million years by one of the world's leading paleontologists.

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Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Claire DunningIllustration(s): 23 halftonesNumber of pages: 336Collection: Historical Studies ...

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Known as pro football's version of the 'gashouse gang', the 1957 Detroit Lions were one of the most dominant and colorful teams in NFL history. Wit...