Homesteading In New York City 1978-1993: The Divided Heart Of Loisaida, by Malve von Hassell. Contemporary Urban Studies. Paperback, 205 pages. Published by Bergin & Garvey in 1996, printed in the USA.

Book is in fine / like new condition with no visible defects or wear.

From the back cover of the book: "This is an ethnographic study of predominantly Puerto Rican low-income people on the Lower East Side of Manhattan who have been involved in the rehabilitation of abandoned buildings through sweat-equity urban homesteading from 1978 to 1993. The study combines a portrait of homesteading in a contemporary urban environment with an analysis of homesteading in the context of economic and political developments at the local, state, and national levels.."