Urban Fortunes: The Political Economy of Place, 20th Anniversary Edition, With a New Preface

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John R. Logan Harvey Molotch

Urban Fortunes

The Political Economy of Place, 20th Anniversary Edition, With a New Preface

John R. Logan, Harvey Molotch

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University of California Press
28 August 2007

Urban communities; Urban & municipal planning

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.

By: John R. Logan, Harvey Molotch
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 20th Anniversary ed
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780520254282
ISBN 10: 0520254287
Pages: 413
Publication Date: 28 August 2007
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface to the 20th Anniversary Edition Preface to the First Edition 1 The Social Construction of Cities 2 Places as Commodities 3 The City as a Growth Machine 4 Homes: Exchange and Sentiment in the Neighborhood 5 How Government Matters 6 Overcoming Resistance to Value-free Development 7 The Dependent Future References Name Index Subject lndex

John R. Logan is Professor of Sociology at Brown University. Harvey L. Molotch is Professor of Sociology at New York University.