Indefensible Spaces : Policing and the Struggle for Housing
by
Rahim Kurwa
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0520401751
ISBN-13
9780520401754
Publisher
University of California Press
Imprint
University of California Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 10th, 2025
Print length
242 Pages
Weight
408 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Jurisprudence & general issues
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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Indefensible Spaces examines the policing of housing through the story of Black community building in the Antelope Valley, Los Angeles County's northernmost outpost. Tracing its evolution from a segregated postwar suburb to a destination for those priced, policed, and evicted out of Los Angeles, Rahim Kurwa tells the story of how the Antelope Valley resisted Black migration through the policing of subsidized housing—and how Black tenants and organizers fought back. This book sheds light on how the nation's policing and housing crises intersect, offering powerful lessons for achieving housing justice across the country.
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Presss Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.
Indefensible Spaces examines the national crisis of the policing of housing through the story of Black community building in the Antelope Valley. Tracing the history of Los Angeles County''s northernmost outpost from its segregated development in the postwar aerospace boom through its evolution into a destination for those priced, policed, and evicted out of Los Angeles, Rahim Kurwa tells the story of how the valley resisted racial integration through the policing of subsidized housingand how Black tenants and organizers have worked to overcome it. This book sheds light on the intersection of the nation''s policing and housing crises, offering powerful lessons for achieving housing justice across the country.
Indefensible Spaces examines the national crisis of the policing of housing through the story of Black community building in the Antelope Valley. Tracing the history of Los Angeles County''s northernmost outpost from its segregated development in the postwar aerospace boom through its evolution into a destination for those priced, policed, and evicted out of Los Angeles, Rahim Kurwa tells the story of how the valley resisted racial integration through the policing of subsidized housingand how Black tenants and organizers have worked to overcome it. This book sheds light on the intersection of the nation''s policing and housing crises, offering powerful lessons for achieving housing justice across the country.
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