Slums of New York by Harry Manuel Shulman, 1938

Harry Manuel Shulman

First Edition

Shulman, Harry Manuel. Slums of New York. New York: Albert of Charles Boni, 1938. First edition. Octavo. 394 pages. Blue cloth gilt hardcovers with a cream-color dust jacket. An extensive study of ethnic neighborhoods of Manhattan, focusing on four specific blocks of the lower east side, lower west side, and Harlem in the 1920s and the Depression. Inner dust jacket notes that the book centers upon the study of cultural patterns for "transplanted populations, Sicilians, North Italians, Europeans Jews, Czechs, Negroes, and of their children". Throughout the book, the author "...seeks a solution for slum eradication in terms of re-education, rather than of physical evaluation. It critically evaluaters the impact upon slum life of existing social situations, such as the churches, schools and the social service agencies...". Dust jacket missing small portion of top right corner and top edges minorly worn, otherwise this book has clean pages, and is in very good condition.

Item #19459

Price: $225.00