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Urban Fortunes - by John R Logan & Harvey Molotch (Paperback)

Name: Urban Fortunes - by John R Logan & Harvey Molotch (Paperback)
Brand: University of California Press
SKU: 82952646
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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.
About the Author: John R. Logan is Professor of Sociology at Brown University.
413 Pages
Social Science, Sociology

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About the Book

"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

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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.

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"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

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"Among a rare breed."-- "Journal Of Regional Science" (8/20/2009 12:00:00 AM)

About the Author

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

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.35 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 413

Genre: Social Science

Sub-Genre: Sociology

Publisher: University of California Press

Theme: Urban

Format: Paperback

Author: John R Logan & Harvey Molotch

Language: English

Street Date: August 28, 2007

TCIN: 82952646

UPC: 9780520254282

Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-0534

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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