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Can I read Urban Fortunes: The Political Economy of Place, 20th Anniversary Edition, With a New Preface on EtoBox?

Urban Fortunes: The Political Economy of Place, 20th Anniversary Edition, With a New Preface by John Logan; John R Logan; Harvey L Molotch is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Urban Fortunes: The Political Economy of Place, 20th Anniversary Edition, With a New Preface about?

"You can learn a lot by figuring out how cities get built. That is the fundamental assumption of Urban Fortunes. Compared to some other approaches to an urban sociology, we get physical. We study the land and how real estate becomes a commodity that people put buildings on. We want to learn how the configurations of houses, offices, and factories make some people better off and others worse off. We explore not only how benefits and costs accumulate for individuals but also how they aggregate to

Who reads Urban Fortunes: The Political Economy of Place, 20th Anniversary Edition, With a New Preface?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
John Logan; John R Logan; Harvey L Molotch
Publisher
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press
Published
2007
Language
EN
ISBN
9780520934573
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Sociology, Social Science, Science
Updated
2026-03-24

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