Arnold R. Hirsch (1949–2018)
Author of Making the Second Ghetto: Race and Housing in Chicago, 1940-1960
About the Author
Arnold Richard Hirsch was born on March 9, 1949. He received a bachelor's degree in 1970 and a Ph.D. in history in 1978 from the University of Illinois at Chicago. His best-known book, Making the Second Ghetto: Race and Housing in Chicago, 1940-1960, was published in 1983. He also edited two show more collections, one on creole New Orleans and the other on urban policy in 20th-century America. He began teaching history at the University of New Orleans in 1970 and was an emeritus professor there at the time of his death. He died from complications of Parkinson's disease and Lewy body disease on March 19, 2018 at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Legal name
- Hirsch, Arnold Richard
- Birthdate
- 1949-03-09
- Date of death
- 2018-03-19
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Illinois, Chicago (BA, PhD - History)
- Occupations
- historian
professor emeritus (History) - Organizations
- University of New Orleans
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Places of residence
- West Rogers Park, Illinois, USA
- Place of death
- Oak Park, Illinois, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Illinois, USA
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Editors Hirsch and Logsdon have compiled a necessary read by any serious commentator on New Orleans or Louisiana. It will be considerably easier to assimilate by one who is a native student than one whose paradigm is what the authors refer to as from Anglo-American traditions.
The several contributors do a remarkable job of conveying the complexities of the social development of New Orleans, usually ignored by commentators. While the styles of the contributors varies expectedly and can be a show more little academic at times, only one Joseph Tregle's contribution was hard to wade through. He successfully rebuts overly simplified and never quite attributed claims with far too many words and academic sounding argument.
With that one exception the book is an excellent read and I'd recommend it to anyone seriously curious about the opportunities offered and contributions by this unique place and its people. show less
The several contributors do a remarkable job of conveying the complexities of the social development of New Orleans, usually ignored by commentators. While the styles of the contributors varies expectedly and can be a show more little academic at times, only one Joseph Tregle's contribution was hard to wade through. He successfully rebuts overly simplified and never quite attributed claims with far too many words and academic sounding argument.
With that one exception the book is an excellent read and I'd recommend it to anyone seriously curious about the opportunities offered and contributions by this unique place and its people. show less
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