Root Shock
| Author | : Mindy Thompson Fullilove |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Total Pages | : 201 |
| Release | : 2016-10-24 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781613320204 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1613320205 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (205 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Root Shock by : Mindy Thompson Fullilove
Download or read book Root Shock written by Mindy Thompson Fullilove and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2016-10-24 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove, a clinical psychiatrist, exposes the devastating outcome of decades of urban renewal projects to our nation’s marginalized communities. Examining the traumatic stress of “root shock” in three African American communities and similar widespread damage in other cities, she makes an impassioned and powerful argument against the continued invasive and unjust development practices of displacing poor neighborhoods.