The Levittowners Ways of Life and Politics in a New Suburban Community |
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| Author:
| Gans, Herbert J. |
| Foreword by:
| Molotch, Harvey |
| Series title: | Legacy Editions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-17887-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2017 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $37.00 |
Book Description:
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Levittown became the site of one of urban sociology's most famous community studies, Herbert J. Gans's The Levittowners. The product of two years of living in Levittown, the work chronicles the invention of a new community and its institutions, social and political life, and the former city residents' adaptation to suburban living.
Levittown became the site of one of urban sociology's most famous community studies, Herbert J. Gans's The Levittowners. The product of two years of living in Levittown, the work chronicles the invention of a new community and its institutions, social and political life, and the former city residents' adaptation to suburban living.