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  • Masters of Craft

    Old Jobs in the New Urban Economy

    par Richard E. Ocejo ...
    How educated and culturally savvy young people are transforming traditionally low-status manual labor jobs into elite taste-making occupationsIn today's new economy—in which "good" jobs are typically knowledge or technology based—many well-educated and culturally savvy young men are instead choosing to pursue traditionally low-status manual labor occupations as careers. Masters of Craft looks at ... En savoir plus

    $19.19 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Sixty Miles Upriver

    Gentrification and Race in a Small American City

    par Richard E. Ocejo ...
    An unvarnished portrait of gentrification in an underprivileged, majority-minority small cityNewburgh is a small postindustrial city of some twenty-eight thousand people located sixty miles north of New York City in the Hudson River Valley. Like many other similarly sized cities across America, it has been beset with poverty and crime after decades of decline, with few opportunities for its ... En savoir plus

    $35.19 CAD

  • Upscaling Downtown

    From Bowery Saloons to Cocktail Bars in New York City

    par Richard E. Ocejo ...
    Once known for slum-like conditions in its immigrant and working-class neighborhoods, New York City's downtown now features luxury housing, chic boutiques and hotels, and, most notably, a vibrant nightlife culture. While a burgeoning bar scene can be viewed as a positive sign of urban transformation, tensions lurk beneath, reflecting the social conflicts within postindustrial cities. Upscaling ... En savoir plus

    $32.99 CAD

  • Ethnography and the City

    Readings on Doing Urban Fieldwork

    Modifié par Richard E. Ocejo ...
    Collections series The Metropolis and Modern Life
    The only collection of its kind on the market, this reader gathers the work of some of the most esteemed urban ethnographers in sociology and anthropology. Broken down into sections that cover key aspects of ethnographic research, Ethnography and the City will expose readers to important works in the field, while also guiding students to the study of method as they embark on their own work. ... En savoir plus

    $130.53 CAD

  • Urban Ethnography

    Legacies and Challenges

    Modifié par Richard E. Ocejo ...
    Collections Livre 16 - Research in Urban Sociology
    Urban ethnography has produced some of the most influential and memorable studies in sociology since the discipline's founding. Showcasing the ideas, analysis, and perspectives of experts in the method conducting research on a wide array of social phenomena in a variety of city contexts, this volume provides a look at the legacies of urban ethnography's methodological traditions and some of the ... En savoir plus

    $128.69 CAD

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  • Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies

    par Leslie Kern ...
    From the author of the best-selling Feminist City, this urbanite’s guide to gentrification knocks down the myths and exposes the forces behind the most urgent housing crisis of our time.Gentrification is no longer a phenomenon to be debated by geographers or downplayed by urban planners—it’s an experience lived and felt by working-class people everywhere. Leslie Kern travels to Toronto, Vancouver, ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD

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  • Who's Your City?

    How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life

    par Richard Florida ...
    International BestsellerAll places are not created equal.In this groundbreaking book, Richard Florida shows that where we live is increasingly a crucial factor in our lives, one that fundamentally affects our professional and personal prospects. As well as explaining why place matters now more than ever, Who’s Your City? provides indispensable tools to help you choose the right place for you.It’s ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

  • Just Us

    An American Conversation

    par Claudia Rankine ...
    **FINALIST FOR THE 2021 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTIONClaudia Rankine’s Citizen changed the conversation—Just Us urges all of us into it**As everyday white supremacy becomes increasingly vocalized with no clear answers at hand, how best might we approach one another? Claudia Rankine, without telling us what to do, urges us to begin the discussions that might open pathways ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD

  • Behind the Gates

    Life, Security, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Fortress America

    par Setha Low ...
    In the last twenty years, thousands upon thousands of the upper and middle classes have retreated into gated communities. In 2002 it is estimated that one in eight Americans will live in these exclusive neighborhoods. What has sparked this alarming trend?Behind the Gates is Low's revealing account of what life is like inside these suburban fortresses. After years researching and interviewing ... En savoir plus

    $101.68 CAD

  • Rational Ritual

    Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge

    par Michael Suk-Young Chwe ...
    Why do Internet, financial service, and beer commercials dominate Super Bowl advertising? How do political ceremonies establish authority? Why does repetition characterize anthems and ritual speech? Why were circular forms favored for public festivals during the French Revolution? This book answers these questions using a single concept: common knowledge.Game theory shows that in order to ... En savoir plus

    $32.99 CAD

  • The Next Hundred Million

    America in 2050

    par Joel Kotkin ...
    Visionary social thinker Joel Kotkin looks ahead to America in 2050, revealing how the addition of one hundred million Americans by midcentury will transform how we all live, work, and prosper.In stark contrast to the rest of the world's advanced nations, the United States is growing at a record rate and, according to census projections, will be home to four hundred million Americans by 2050. This ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $13.99 CAD Maintenant $9.99 CAD

  • Women of Color and Feminism

    Seal Studies

    par Maythee Rojas ...
    In this Seal Studies title, author and professor Maythee Rojas offers a look at the intricate crossroads of being a woman of color. Women of Color and Feminism tackles the question of how women of color experience feminism, and how race and socioeconomics can alter this experience. Rojas explores the feminist woman of color's identity and how it relates to mainstream culture and feminism. ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD