The Wasatch Front is a narrow urban corridor sandwiched between Utah's Great Salt Lake and the Wasatch Range. The region is home to Ogden, Salt Lake City, and Provo, as well as Utah's major ski areas. The history of these cities and ski areas unfolded in tandem, starting with the rise of recreational skiing during the 1910s and culminating with ......
Governance and Elections in Brazil's Urban Margins
Based on more than two decades of ethnographic engagement with the urban margins of Brazil, this book offers unique and detailed insights into the "politics of the periphery". Providing a long-term analysis of the residents of the periphery of the city of Recife and their interactions with state representatives and institutions, it contributes to ......
An examination of the central role and political power of informal neighborhoods in Mexico City. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Mexico City was tightly bounded, with a population of about half a million people. By the end of that century, it was an unfathomable megalopolis of some 20 million. It had also become exhibit A in an "urban ......
An examination of the central role and political power of informal neighborhoods in Mexico City. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Mexico City was tightly bounded, with a population of about half a million people. By the end of that century, it was an unfathomable megalopolis of some 20 million. It had also become exhibit A in an "urban ......
Exploring all five boroughs, this volume shows how New York has been a national pioneer in developing affordable, equitable, and comprehensive housing policy In Housing in New York City, Katrin B. Anacker explores how New York City's policy innovations have impacted the trajectory of a nation. Drawing on historical, policy, and data analysis, ......
Exploring all five boroughs, this volume shows how New York has been a national pioneer in developing affordable, equitable, and comprehensive housing policy In Housing in New York City, Katrin B. Anacker explores how New York City's policy innovations have impacted the trajectory of a nation. Drawing on historical, policy, and data analysis, ......
Growing Up on the Upper West Side When Housing Was a Human Right
WINNER, 2025 ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PRESSES BOOK, JACKET, AND JOURNAL SHOW IN THE JACKETS & COVERS CATEGORY A captivating memoir of New York's Historic Upper West Side at a time when community and unity defined the neighborhood Step into the world of Just City and embark on a poignant journey to a time when ideals were woven into the very ......
The Legacies of Public-Sector Employment in the Civil Rights Movement
For decades, civil rights activists fought against employment discrimination and for a greater role for African Americans in municipal decision-making. As their influence in city halls across the country increased, activists took advantage of the Great Society-and the government jobs it created on the local level-to advance their goals. A New ......
