Rescaling autonomy? Reflections on Unmaking Goliath
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The book, Unmaking Goliath presents a research on the local autonomy of the various localities in America, with reference to the three main central arenas of life and also explores the scale of localities and their participation and autonomy with the methodology involved in it. The book helps in understanding the concepts of local politics, local dependence and counter-hegemonic economies, which are the key factors to understand the position of local places in the global economy.
Publication Name: Urban Geography
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0272-3638
Year: 2005
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Constructing place: cultural hegemonies and media images of an inner-city neighborhood
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Issues related to the representation of place are examined, focusing on conflicting images of images of inner cities that appear in mainstream press and neighborhood newspapers. Topics also include the image conflict between mainstream media and the image represented by neighborhood activities.
Publication Name: Urban Geography
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0272-3638
Year: 2000
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Enacting Neighborhood
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The concept of neighborhood that was a goal in urban research and is created through activism and through research on sociospatial relations is discussed. The effects of residential environments on human behavior are examined when the scholars articulate various meanings of neighborhood.
Publication Name: Urban Geography
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0272-3638
Year: 2003
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