Research Catalog

Title

Inside Newark : decline, rebellion, and the search for transformation / Robert Curvin.

Author

Curvin, Robert.

Publication

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2014.

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Details

Description

xi, 377 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.

Summary

"For decades, leaders in Newark, New Jersey, have claimed their city is about to return to its vibrant past. How accurate is this prediction? Is Newark on the verge of revitalization? Robert Curvin, who was one of New Jersey's outstanding civil rights leaders, examines the city, chronicling its history, politics, and culture. Throughout the pages of Inside Newark, Curvin approaches his story both as an insider who is rooting for Newark and as an objective social scientist illuminating the causes and effects of sweeping changes in the city Based on historical records and revealing interviews with over one hundred residents and officials, Inside Newark traces Newark's history from the 1950s, when the city was a thriving industrial center, to the era of Mayor Cory Booker. Along the way, Curvin covers the disturbances of July 1967, called a riot by the media and a rebellion by residents; the administration of Kenneth Gibson, the first black mayor of a large northeastern city; and the era of Sharpe James, who was found guilty of corruption. Curvin examines damaging housing and mortgage policies, the state takeover of the failing school system, the persistence of corruption and patronage, Newark's shifting ethnic and racial composition, positive developments in housing and business complexes, and the reign of ambitious mayor Cory Booker. Inside Newark reveals a central weakness that continues to plague Newark--that throughout this history, elected officials have not risen to the challenges they have faced. Curvin calls on those in positions of influence to work for the social and economic improvement of all groups and concludes with suggestions for change, focusing on education reform, civic participation, financial management, partnerships with agencies and business, improving Newark's City Council, and limiting the term of the mayor. If Newark's leadership can encompass these changes, Newark will have a chance at a true turnaround. "--

Series Statement

Rivergate regionals collection

Uniform Title

Rivergate regionals.

Subjects

• Political culture
• Urban renewal
• Social history
• Political culture > New Jersey > Newark
• Political science
• HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
• Urban renewal > New Jersey > Newark
• Economic history
• Newark (N.J.) > Politics and government
• Newark (N.J.) > Social conditions
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Local
• Newark (N.J.) > Economic conditions
• New Jersey > Newark

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

Sc E 17-1031

ISBN

• 9780813565712 (hardback)
• 0813565715 (hardback)
• 9780813565729 (e-book) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2013037741

OCLC

862102443

Author

Curvin, Robert.

Title

Inside Newark : decline, rebellion, and the search for transformation / Robert Curvin.

Publisher

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2014.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Rivergate regionals collection

Rivergate regionals.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Research Call Number

Sc E 17-1031

ISB (Newark) 14-7912