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Indefensible Spaces examines the policing of housing through the story of Black community building in the Antelope Valley, Los Angeles County's northernmost outpost. Tracing its evolution from a segregated postwar suburb to a destination for those priced, policed, and evicted out of Los Angeles, Rahim Kurwa tells the story of how the Antelope Valley resisted Black migration through the policing of subsidized housing—and how Black tenants and organizers fought back. This book sheds light on how the nation's policing and housing crises intersect, offering powerful lessons for achieving housing justice across the country.
Indefensible Spaces examines the policing of housing through the story of Black community building in the Antelope Valley, Los Angeles County's northernmost outpost. Tracing its evolution from a segregated postwar suburb to a destination for those priced, policed, and evicted out of Los Angeles, Rahim Kurwa tells the story of how the Antelope Valley resisted Black migration through the policing of subsidized housing—and how Black tenants and organizers fought back. This book sheds light on how the nation's policing and housing crises intersect, offering powerful lessons for achieving housing justice across the country.
Price: $34.95
Pages: 242
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
10 June 2025
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520401754
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
“An important read that forces us to contend with geographies beyond major cities and demonstrates how critical it is to understand these spaces to bring about struggles for justice.”
Rahim Kurwa is Assistant Professor of Criminology, Law, and Justice, and affiliated faculty in Sociology, at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Contents
Preface
Chronology
Introduction
1 Sun Village
2 Redeeming the Right to Discriminate
3 Apartheid’s Afterlives
4 Unmaking Home
5 The Second Sun
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Methodological Appendix
Notes
References
Index
Preface
Chronology
Introduction
1 Sun Village
2 Redeeming the Right to Discriminate
3 Apartheid’s Afterlives
4 Unmaking Home
5 The Second Sun
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Methodological Appendix
Notes
References
Index