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Overview
The Progressives and the Slums chronicles the reform of tenement housing, where some of the worst living conditions in the world existed. Roy Lubove focuses his study on New York City, detailing the methods, accomplishments, and limitations of housing reform at the turn of the twentieth century. The book is based in part on personal interviews with, and the unpublished writings of Lawrence Veiller, the dominant figure in housing reform between 1898 and 1920. Lubove views Veiller's role, surveys developments prior to 1890, and views housing reform within the broader context of progressive-era protest and reform.
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- ISBN-13: 9780822983798
- ISBN-10: 0822983796
- Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
- Publish Date: April 1963
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Page Count: 304
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