The Geographies of Threat and the Production of Violence

Selling Points Exposes the racism and xenophobia embodied by such familiar features of the built environment as highways, one-way streets, and median strips Links the legacy of redlining and restrictive covenants to the mass incarceration of Black men and boys Engaging synthesis of examples from history and the present day with the latest theory Ideal reading for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in city planning, geography, urban studies, real estate policy, program evaluation, American studies, urban sociology, and more