Privilege, Power, and Place - The Geography of the American Upper Class

In the first analytical study of where the American upper-class lives and vacations, Stephen R. Higley explores the ways in which upper-class residential places are created and maintained. Drawing on the Social Register as a main source of data, Higley examines the intersection of class, status, and geography, and demonstrates the ways in which physical proximity solidifies upper-class consciousness.

About the author

Stephen R. Higley is assistant professor of geography at the University of Montevallo in Birmingham, AL.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen R. Higley, Higley Stephen R.
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.03.1995
• EAN: 9780847680214
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-8021-4
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 231 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 313 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, United States of America, USA, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Population & demography, Population and Demography, Human Geography, Population and migration geography