Upstate Down - Thinking About New York and Its Discontents

Informationen zum Autor Alexander R. Thomas is associate professor of sociology at SUNY College at Oneonta, New York. He is the author of In Gotham's Shadow: Globalization and Community Change in Central New York and Gilboa: New York's Quest for Water and the Destruction of a Small Town. Polly J. Smith is assistant professor of sociology at Utica College, New York. She is the author of The Impact of Military Desegregation on Segregation Patterns in American Cities and co-author (with Alexander R. Thomas) of Spotlight on Social Research. Klappentext Upstate New York is in a malaise and sociologists Alexander Thomas and Polly Smith wanted to know why. They take the reader on a tour of New York in order to diagnose the problems affecting the state and what can be done to address the issues. Zusammenfassung Upstate New York is in a malaise and sociologists Alexander Thomas and Polly Smith wanted to know why. They take the reader on a tour of New York in order to diagnose the problems affecting the state and what can be done to address the issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Hadrian's Wall Chapter 2 New York State of Mind Chapter 3 Empire State Building Chapter 4 In the Name of Progress Chapter 5 Dislocations Chapter 6 State of Learning Chapter 7 Best Made Plans Chapter 8 Rethinking Government Chapter 9 I love New York

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Polly J. Smith, Smith Polly J., Alexander R. Thomas, Alexander R. Smith Thomas, Thomas Alexander R.
• Verlag: University Press Of America
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 26.02.2009
• EAN: 9780761845003
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-4500-3
• Seiten: 150
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Geowissenschaften > Geografie; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Rural communities, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, Social welfare & social services, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Regional & area planning, Population & demography, Urban communities, Regional government, Regional / local / state government