Research Catalog

Title

The earth, the city, and the hidden narrative of race / Carl C. Anthony.

Author

Anthony, Carl

Publication

• New York City : New Village Press, 2017.
• ©2017

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Holdings

Details

Description

xxii, 362 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"Carl Anthony's memoir interweaves urban history, racial justice, and cosmology with personal experiences as an architect/planner, environmentalist, and Black American. By connecting struggles for social and racial justice to the Universe Story, it creates new story for our time"--

Subject

• Anthony, Carl
• Architects > United States > Biography
• African American architects > Biography
• Environmentalists > United States > Biography
• African American environmentalists > Biography
• Social justice
• SOCIAL SCIENCE > African American Studies
• ARCHITECTURE > Urban & Land Use Planning
• African American architects
• African American environmentalists
• Architects
• Environmentalists
• United States

Genre/Form

• Autobiographies.
• Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Machine generated contents note: Inside the Universe / Paloma Pavel -- ch. 1 Growing Up in a Dying City / Paloma Pavel -- Getting By in the City / Paloma Pavel -- Our New Neighborhood / Paloma Pavel -- Attending an Integrated Elementary School / Paloma Pavel -- My Passion for City Planning / Paloma Pavel -- Walking in the City / Paloma Pavel -- Driving While Black / Paloma Pavel -- Navigating Wonder and Shadow / Paloma Pavel -- Shame / Paloma Pavel -- Losing Hope / Paloma Pavel -- Attending Dobbins Vocational School / Paloma Pavel -- Leaving Home / Paloma Pavel -- First Exposure to the Segregated South / Paloma Pavel -- ch. 2 Finding Mentors / Paloma Pavel -- Learning to Recognize Resources with Karl Linn / Paloma Pavel -- A New Appreciation of the Natural World / Paloma Pavel -- Building Neighborhood Commons / Paloma Pavel -- A Social Agenda in Architecture / Paloma Pavel -- Discovering James Baldwin / Paloma Pavel -- Encountering Lewis Mumford / Paloma Pavel
• Note continued: My Passion for Architectural History Ignited / Paloma Pavel -- Coming of Age in a Segregated City / Paloma Pavel -- ch. 3 Moving to New York / Paloma Pavel -- Gaining a Sense of Place / Paloma Pavel -- Joining the Civil Rights Movement / Paloma Pavel -- The Message of Malcolm X / Paloma Pavel -- Corresponding with James Baldwin / Paloma Pavel -- Baldwin's Letter to His Nephew / Paloma Pavel -- My Involvement in Civil Rights Struggles / Paloma Pavel -- Cultural and Political Inspirations / Paloma Pavel -- Michaux's Bookstore / Paloma Pavel -- Learning about Ancient African History / Paloma Pavel -- Family Changes / Paloma Pavel -- Meeting Jean / Paloma Pavel -- Joining the Community Design Movement / Paloma Pavel -- Creating a Neighborhood Commons in Harlem / Paloma Pavel -- Partnering with Jean / Paloma Pavel -- Civil Rights in the News / Paloma Pavel -- Poised on the Racial Divide / Paloma Pavel -- ch. 4 Columbia Architecture School / Paloma Pavel
• Note continued: Professors and Curriculum / Paloma Pavel -- From the Studio to the Streets / Paloma Pavel -- Experimental Professional Projects / Paloma Pavel -- My Experience at Columbia: A Mixed Bag / Paloma Pavel -- Political Leadership in Architecture / Paloma Pavel -- Wrapping Up at Columbia / Paloma Pavel -- Growing Interest in African Settlements / Paloma Pavel -- After Graduation and Next Steps / Paloma Pavel -- ch. 5 Journey to West Africa / Paloma Pavel -- Starting the Journey / Paloma Pavel -- A Beginner's Mind / Paloma Pavel -- Our Itinerary / Paloma Pavel -- Community Participation in Building / Paloma Pavel -- Cities of the Middle Niger / Paloma Pavel -- A Dogon Village / Paloma Pavel -- Anthropomorphic Layout of Dogon Buildings / Paloma Pavel -- The Rainy Season in West Africa / Paloma Pavel -- Insights about African Architecture and Human Settlements / Paloma Pavel -- Reflections on Our African Travels / Paloma Pavel
• Note continued: Return to the States / Paloma Pavel -- ch. 6 Unearthing the Hidden Narrative of Race / Paloma Pavel -- The Place of Africans in Architectural History / Paloma Pavel -- Looking Back at Slavery in America / Paloma Pavel -- The Plantation as Precursor to Industrialization / Paloma Pavel -- African Contributions to American Architecture / Paloma Pavel -- Social Dimensions of Plantation Architecture / Paloma Pavel -- ch. 7 Teaching, Research and Professional Practice / Paloma Pavel -- Moving to Berkeley / Paloma Pavel -- Teaching at UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design / Paloma Pavel -- Tracking Innovations in Architecture and Planning / Paloma Pavel -- Family Matters / Paloma Pavel -- Hosting James Baldwin for a Month / Paloma Pavel -- Attempting to Introduce New Course Material / Paloma Pavel -- Professional Practice / Paloma Pavel -- The West Berkeley Redevelopment Project / Paloma Pavel
• Note continued: Deindustrialization and Plant Closure Conversions / Paloma Pavel -- Collaborating with Architect Randall Fleming / Paloma Pavel -- ch. 8 Crisis and Turning Point / Paloma Pavel -- Planning the Berkeley Waterfront Redesign / Paloma Pavel -- Fragmentation of the African American Community / Paloma Pavel -- A Crisis in My Career / Paloma Pavel -- My Moment of Truth / Paloma Pavel -- Places for Peace / Paloma Pavel -- ch. 9 A New Beginning / Paloma Pavel -- Connecting with the Environmental Movement / Paloma Pavel -- Inspired by the Universe Story / Paloma Pavel -- Telling the Story of African Americans / Paloma Pavel -- ch. 10 Deep Time, Slavery, and the Making of the Modern Economic System / Paloma Pavel -- Human History Begins in Africa / Paloma Pavel -- Ancient and Medieval African Cultures / Paloma Pavel -- Deconstructing Europe's Rise to Dominance / Paloma Pavel -- The Columbian Exchange and the Global Economy / Paloma Pavel
• Note continued: Cities Shaped by the Atlantic Slave Trade / Paloma Pavel -- Slavery and the Modern Economic System / Paloma Pavel -- ch. 11 The Landscape of Freedom / Paloma Pavel -- Abolition / Paloma Pavel -- Emancipation / Paloma Pavel -- The Hope of Reconstruction / Paloma Pavel -- New Methods of Forced Labor / Paloma Pavel -- The Black Agrarian Movement / Paloma Pavel -- African American Struggle for Economic Rights / Paloma Pavel -- The Great Migration / Paloma Pavel -- ch. 12 The City at a Crossroads / Paloma Pavel -- The Racialization of Space / Paloma Pavel -- Suburban Sprawl and Inner-City Abandonment / Paloma Pavel -- The Kerner Commission Report / Paloma Pavel -- A Demographic Shift / Paloma Pavel -- The Sustainability Revolution / Paloma Pavel -- A New Vision for the City / Paloma Pavel -- ch. 13 Forging A New Alliance Between the Environmentalists and Social Justice Activists / Paloma Pavel -- Joining Earth Island Institute / Paloma Pavel
• Note continued: Positioning People of Color in the Environmental Movement / Paloma Pavel -- Creating the Urban Habitat Program / Paloma Pavel -- Appointment to the Berkeley Planning Commission / Paloma Pavel -- Protecting Jobs and the Environment in West Berkeley / Paloma Pavel -- The Environmental Justice Movement / Paloma Pavel -- The Race, Poverty, and the Environment Journal / Paloma Pavel -- Reaching Out to People-of-Color Communities / Paloma Pavel -- Understanding the Metropolitan Region / Paloma Pavel -- Transportation Justice / Paloma Pavel -- Military Base Conversions / Paloma Pavel -- Urban Habitat Leadership Institute / Paloma Pavel -- Revisiting Academia / Paloma Pavel -- Leaving Earth Island Institute / Paloma Pavel -- Forming the Social Equity Caucus / Paloma Pavel -- Leaving the Urban Habitat Program / Paloma Pavel -- A New Opportunity for Collaboration / Paloma Pavel -- Next Steps for the Urban Habitat Program / Paloma Pavel
• Note continued: ch. 14 Laying the Groundwork for a National Movement / Paloma Pavel -- Recruited by the Ford Foundation / Paloma Pavel -- Back to New York / Paloma Pavel -- Ford Foundation's Change of Direction / Paloma Pavel -- The Need for a Smart and Equitable Regional Perspective / Paloma Pavel -- A Culture of Collaboration at the Ford Foundation / Paloma Pavel -- Grantmaking for the Sustainable Metropolitan Communities Initiative / Paloma Pavel -- Philanthropic Organizations / Paloma Pavel -- Regional Equity Advocates / Paloma Pavel -- African Americans and Other Communities of Color / Paloma Pavel -- Regional Equity Demonstration Projects / Paloma Pavel -- Community Organizing Groups / Paloma Pavel -- Community Development Corporations (CDCs) / Paloma Pavel -- Organized Labor / Paloma Pavel -- Farm and School Alliance / Paloma Pavel -- Cities Facing Abandonment / Paloma Pavel -- Solidifying the Movement: Communications and the Learning Community / Paloma Pavel
• Note continued: Urbanization as a Global Trend / Paloma Pavel -- Global Climate Change Comes Home / Paloma Pavel -- ch. 15 Planning Healthy and Just Communities for All in the Age of Global Warming / Paloma Pavel -- Starting Breakthrough Communities / Paloma Pavel -- Next Steps / Paloma Pavel -- Organizing for Climate Justice in California / Paloma Pavel -- Political Opportunity, Mobilizing Structures, and Framing the Issues / Paloma Pavel -- Designing Healthy and Just Communities: The Six Wins for Social Equity Campaign / Paloma Pavel -- Ending Suburban Poverty / Paloma Pavel -- Community Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change / Paloma Pavel -- The Power of Cultural Work / Paloma Pavel -- Inspiring the Black Community / Paloma Pavel -- Concluding Thoughts / Paloma Pavel -- Conclusion Discovering New Foundations for the Great Work of Our Time / Paloma Pavel.

ISBN

• 9781613320211
• 1613320213

LCCN

• 2017035653
• 99985687683

OCLC

• ocn972460580
• 972460580
• SCSB-9794826

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries