Urban Sociology
Race and the Suburbs in American Film
Explores how suburban space and the body are racialized in American film.
Blacks in Niagara Falls
A detailed study of the history of African Americans in a small upstate New York city from the days of the Underground Railroad to the deindustrialization of the 1980s.
Convenient Criticism
Explains why and how local critical reporting can exist in China despite the kinds of media control that are the hallmarks of authoritarian rule.
Racial Inequality in New York City since 1965
A comprehensive exploration of racial inequality in New York City since 1965.
Cities under Austerity
Examines the ways in which austerity policies are transforming US cities.
Race, Real Estate, and Uneven Development, Second Edition
Updated second edition examining how the real estate industry and federal housing policy have facilitated the development of racial residential segregation.
Transporting Atlanta
Examines the dynamics of Atlanta’s transportation crisis.
Global Neighborhoods
Looks at how contemporary Jewish neighborhoods interact with both local and transnational influences.
Follow the Money
Reveals the powerful influence of financial elites on New York City’s mayors.
Impossible Democracy
Explores how community action programs used federal funds to sponsor social protest–based community reform.
The Cost of Being Poor
Looks at the daily lives of poor people to demonstrate that the poor pay more than others, by both monetary and other measures, to meet basic needs.
In Gotham's Shadow
Examines the effects of globalization on three New York communities—Utica, Cooperstown, and Hartwick.
The Struggle and the Tools
Explores the daily lives of a group of inner city residents, focusing particularly upon their language use and other types of literate strategies used to gain resources, access to social institutions, and respect.
Society, State, and Urbanism
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