Nicholas D’Avella is an anthropologist who lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction. Concrete Dreams 1
1. Crisis Histories, Brick Futures: Economic Storytelling and Investments in Real Estate 32
2. A Market in Square Meters: Numbers and Narrative in Real Estate Market Analysis 67
3. Barrio Ecologies: Parks, Patios, and the Politics of Articulation 94
4. Recoding the City: Plans, Codes, and the Politics of Voice 140
5. Architecture is for Everyone: Bodies, Drawing, and the Politics of Care 179
Epilogue. Enduring Values 222
Notes 235
Works Cited 255
Index 271
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