Privilege, Power, and Place
Privilege, Power, and Place

Author: Stephen Richard Higley

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780847680214

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In the first analytical study of where the American upper-class lives and vacations, Stephen R. Higley explores the ways in which upper-class residential places are created and maintained. Drawing on the Social Register as a main source of data, Higley examines the intersection of class, status, and geography, and demonstrates the ways in which physical proximity solidifies upper-class consciousness.

The Rise and Fall of an Urban School System
The Rise and Fall of an Urban School System

Author: Jeffrey Mirel

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 526

ISBN-13: 9780472086498

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The updated edition of the difficulties faced by the Detroit public schools and the historical reasons that led to the present situation

AfterCulture
AfterCulture

Author: Jerry Herron

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780814320709

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AfterCulture is a book of essays about the making and un-making of middle-class culture, a phenomenon which has occurred nowhere more decisively than in America's most representative city, Detroit. In this insightful book, Jerry Herron analyzes what has happened since the decline of middle-class culture in Detroit, a city he labels the first postmodern city, because it exemplifies the failure of traditional history to make sense of contemporary urban experience. By looking at media coverage of the city, violence, urban rehabilitation projects, and the proliferation of suburban shopping malls, the book traces the divestiture of Detroit and helps make sense of the plight of America's cities.