The New Middle Class and the Remaking of the Central City |
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| Author:
| Ley, David |
| Series title: | Oxford Geographical and Environmental Studies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-823292-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1997 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $230.00 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the creation of a new middle class responsible for the gentrification of inner city districts in six large Canadian cities within the international contexts of post-industrial postmodern society. It discusses the crucial role of cultural politics dating from the 1960s in this first detailed and comparative study of `gentrification'.
This book examines the creation of a new middle class responsible for the gentrification of inner city districts in six large Canadian cities within the international contexts of post-industrial postmodern society. It discusses the crucial role of cultural politics dating from the 1960s in this first detailed and comparative study of `gentrification'.