Urban Fortunes: The Political Economy of Place, 20th Anniversary Edition, with a New Preface Contributor(s): Logan, John R. (Author), Molotch, Harvey (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520254287 ISBN-13: 9780520254282 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: "Twenty years after publication, "Urban Fortunes "remains the best book on urban sociology around. Starting from a political economy analysis, Logan and Molotch develop a picture of the formative processes creating the contemporary American city while managing to avoid the pitfalls of determinism."--Susan Fainstein, Harvard University |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
Dewey: 307.76 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.35 lbs) 413 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This sociological classic is updated with a new preface by the authors looking at developments in the study of urban planning during the twenty-year life of this influential work. |