6. Staving Off Collapse: Mediated Violence and the Beginning of Cabrini’s End

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. 1. Public Housing, Design Politics, and Twice-Cleared Communities 1
7. 2. Public Housing and Private Initiative: Developing Atlanta’s Techwood and Clark Howell Homes 39
8. 3. Redeveloping Techwood and Clark Howell: The Purges of Progress 90
9. 4. Up from Little Hell: Developing Chicago’s Frances Cabrini Homes 155
10. 5. Urban Renewal and the Rise of Cabrini-Green 193
11. 6. Staving Off Collapse: Mediated Violence and the Beginning of Cabrini’s End 230
12. 7. Bringing the Gold Coast to the Slum: Cabrini-Green’s Redevelopment and the Litigation of Inclusion 254
13. 8. Conclusion: Public Housing and the Margins of Empathy 314
14. Notes 345
15. Credits 397
16. Index 399