num_pages: 282
description: An account of the legal battle to open up New Jersey's suburbs to the poor, looking at the views of lawyers on both sides of the controversy. It is a case study of judicial activism and its consequences and an analysis of suburban attitudes regarding race, class and property.
language: English
title: Our Town: Race, Housing, and the Soul of Suburbia
titlecomplete: Our Town: Race, Housing, and the Soul of Suburbia
ratings_count: 18
publisher: Rutgers University Press