{"product_id":"the-death-and-life-of-gentrification-by-japonica-brown-saracino-9780691244358","title":"The Death and Life of Gentrification","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA provocative account of what is gained and what is lost when a word that once narrowly referred to neighbourhood change takes on a life all its own.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSociologist Ruth Glass coined the term \u003cem\u003egentrification\u003c\/em\u003e in the 1960s to mark the displacement of working-class residents in London neighbourhoods by the professional classes. \u003cem\u003eThe Death and Life of Gentrification\u003c\/em\u003e traces how the word has far outgrown Glass's meaning, becoming a socially charged metaphor for cultural appropriation, upscaling, and the loss of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this lively and insightful book, Japonica Brown-Saracino traces how a concept originally intended to describe the brick-and-mortar transformation of neighbourhoods has come to characterise transformations that have little to do with cities. She describes how journalists, artists, filmmakers, novelists, and academics use \u003cem\u003egentrification\u003c\/em\u003e as a symbolic device to mourn how everyday pleasures and forms of self-expression—from music to marijuana, kale, and tattoos—entered the domain of the elite. She weighs the implications of turning to \u003cem\u003egentrification\u003c\/em\u003e as a tool to tell stories, entertain audiences, and communicate political messages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRelying on vivid examples, the book reveals how the term today expresses widespread ambivalence about rising economic inequality and unease with a variety of forms of social change. This pathbreaking book forces us to think about whether the wide-ranging way we use \u003cem\u003egentrification\u003c\/em\u003e dilutes its meaning and stymies efforts to identify and resist urban displacement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on everything from film and television to novels and art, \u003cem\u003eThe Death and Life of Gentrification\u003c\/em\u003e sheds critical light on the changing meaning of \u003cem\u003egentrification\u003c\/em\u003e in contemporary life. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in gentrification and urban dynamics, as well as for readers curious about attitudes about growing income inequality and the evolution and circulation of ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607925965036,"sku":"9780691244358","price":57.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2d2353bd06a5098c4d30af333f9025fd.jpg?v=1778186417","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-death-and-life-of-gentrification-by-japonica-brown-saracino-9780691244358","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}