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Upstate Down: Thinking about New York and its Discontents - Softcover

Thomas, Alexander R.; Smith, Polly J.

 
9780761845003: Upstate Down: Thinking about New York and its Discontents
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0761845003 ISBN 13: 9780761845003
Publisher: University Press of America, 2009

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Alexander R. Thomas, Ph.D., is professor of sociology at SUNY Oneonta. He is co-editor, with Dr. Gregory Fulkerson, of the Urban-Rural Dynamics book series. He has published numerous books and articles on cities and their relationship with the countryside, including In Gotham's Shadow, The Evolution of the Ancient City, and Critical Rural Theory. He is also author of the newly released book The Sociological Predicament.

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Publisher
University Press of America
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0761845003
ISBN 13 
9780761845003
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
152