Alan Mayne: Slums [2017] hardback ZCHRI Balboa Park

Balboa Park

Six years after her attack

bedtime stories with Joan Jett or a chance meeting with Little Richard

though I wasn't sure if it was the beating from Benny's boys or the half bottle of drugstore whiskey that had done the most damage

Alan Mayne: Slums [2017] hardback ZCHRI Balboa ParkMore than half of the world's population now lives in urban areas, but a billion of these people reside in neighbourhoods characterized by entrenched disadvantage. These neighbourhoods, known as 'slums', are often seen as a debilitating and even subversive presence within society. In reality, however, it is often the host societies and their public policies that are at fault. In this comprehensive global history, Alan Mayne explores the evolution and