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Landscapes of Power: From Detroit to Disney World

Author Sharon Zukin
Publisher University of California Press
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Author(s)Sharon Zukin
ISBN / ASINB003BNZJ04
ISBN-13978B003BNZJ09
Sales Rank1,009,698
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

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This study analyzes five different types of American urban communities to demonstrate the manner in which economic and political power have constructed the urban landscape. It uses such examples as Disneyworld and Henry Ford's industrial complex to show how powerful interests have shaped the land.