Word: urbanity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...realize that we're in an urban environment and things are bound to happen," Mandel said. "I didn't expect it--but I wasn't surprised...
...side are the followers of Massoud Barzani in the K.D.P., strong in tribal tradition, who control the lucrative smuggling routes into Turkey. On the other are many urban intellectuals who follow Jalal Talabani and his P.U.K. The two men despise each other and disagree fundamentally on how to achieve self-rule: Barzani would accept autonomy within Iraq, while Talabani would settle only for full independence. Perhaps worse, Talabani, whose territory is squeezed between Iraq and Iran, is jealous of the rich "customs tax" Barzani collects from the truckers surreptitiously ferrying oil and goods between Turkey and Iraq in violation...
...breakthrough came in 1992, when Hilfiger's clothes first caught on in a big way with black teenagers. Unlike other designers whose clothes have become inner-city status symbols, Hilfiger reached out to the market, adding urban flair--oversize logos, swagger style--to what had been a fairly conservative line. Says Russell Simmons, the savvy founder of Def Jam Records: "Tommy's clothing represents the American Dream to black kids. They're not interested in buying holey jeans; they want high-quality merchandise." They also like bulk. While the rest of fashion is pushing a lean look, Hilfiger shows baggy...
Harvard officials say their nearly zealous vigilance is necessary to prevent urban blight from afflicting their wholesome community. "We've seen what it does to other communities," says Harvard High School assistant principal Dean A. Albright. "We felt it was better to get on the ball and prevent it before it became a problem." Albright says the worst crimes he's seen are occasional vandalism, graffiti and minor drug...
...urban studies expert's classes, Afro-American Studies 196: "Sociological Perspectives on Racial Inequality in America," and Afro-American Studies 197: "Race, Class and Poverty in Urban America," are offered jointly with the Kennedy School this spring...