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A review by megansoetaert
Paris Is Not Dead: Surviving Hypergentrification in the City of Light by Cole Stangler
informative
medium-paced
4.25
In Paris Is Not Dead, journalist Cole Stangler takes readers through the present-day hypergentrification of Paris, historical modes of gentrification and working class vs. upper class conflicts over property in the city, French governmental policies that allow/promote radical increases in housing affordability, and the actions that some Parisians are taking to fight back.
This is a great read if you're interested in housing policy, gentrification, class struggles, and worker's movements--especially if you have an understanding of Paris and its banlieues. It was incredibly informative and situated a lot of my personal observations in Paris in historical and political facts/examples. I really appreciated how immigrants' and workers' personal experiences were at the forefront throughout this book.
I do feel like the chapter on the history of gentrification in France was a little too long--however, it is important to understand how the working classes in France have been fighting against discriminatory housing policies for centuries.
Thank you to the author, The New Press, and Netgalley for a free copy of this eARC in exchange for my honest review.
This is a great read if you're interested in housing policy, gentrification, class struggles, and worker's movements--especially if you have an understanding of Paris and its banlieues. It was incredibly informative and situated a lot of my personal observations in Paris in historical and political facts/examples. I really appreciated how immigrants' and workers' personal experiences were at the forefront throughout this book.
I do feel like the chapter on the history of gentrification in France was a little too long--however, it is important to understand how the working classes in France have been fighting against discriminatory housing policies for centuries.
Thank you to the author, The New Press, and Netgalley for a free copy of this eARC in exchange for my honest review.