{"product_id":"homes-for-living-the-fight-for-social-housing-and-a-new-american-commons-hardcover","title":"Homes for Living: The Fight for Social Housing and a New American Commons - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Tarleton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tale of 2 NYC affordable housing co-ops' struggle over privatization, public goods, and the future of American housing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe American Dream of homeownership is becoming an American Delusion. As renters seek an escape from record-breaking rent hikes, first-time buyers find that skyrocketing interest rates and historically low inventory leave them with scant options for an affordable place to live. With home valued more than ever as a commodity, even social housing programs meant to insulate families from cut-throat markets are under threat--sometimes by residents themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHomes for Living\u003c\/i\u003e, urban planner and oral historian Jonathan Tarleton introduces readers to 2 social housing co-ops in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Longtime residents of St. James Towers and Southbridge Towers lock horns over whether to maintain the rules that have kept their homes affordable for decades or to cash out at great personal profit, thereby denying future generations the same opportunity to build thriving communities rooted in mutual care. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a deft hand for mapping personal histories atop the greater housing crisis, Tarleton explores housing as a public good, movements for tenant rights and Indigenous sovereignty, and questions of race and class to lay bare competing visions of what ownership means, what homes are for, and what neighbors owe each other.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Tarleton\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, an urban planner, and an oral historian. He previously served as the chief researcher on \u003ci\u003eNonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e and as the editor in chief of the online magazine \u003ci\u003eUrban Omnibus\u003c\/i\u003e. His essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eOrion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Jacobin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHell Gate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDirt, \u003c\/i\u003eand beyond\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 9.15 x 6.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978321953069,"sku":"9780807017807","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/8ZkyXB5CF89780807017807.webp?v=1775801609","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/homes-for-living-the-fight-for-social-housing-and-a-new-american-commons-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}