Strangers in a Strange Land: Humans in an Urbanizing World - Couverture souple

Massey, Douglas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 039392727X ISBN 13 : 9780393927276

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2005

Synopsis

Focusing on three central factors--the physical environment, social relations at the micro level, and social organization at the macro level--Professor Massey argues that humans are genetically programmed to be physiologically, psychologically, and socially adapted to life in small groups and to organic natural environments. Despite this, most humans live in dense urban environments. "As biological organisms," Massey writes, "we are indeed strangers in a strange land."

Strangers in a Strange Land is part of the Contemporary Societies series.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Douglas S. Massey (Princeton University) is the author of many books including most recently Return of the "L" Word: A Liberal Vision of the New Century, Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Mexican Immigration in an Age of Economic Integration, and Source of the River: The Social Origins of Freshmen at America's Selective Colleges and Universities. His research focuses on international migration, race and housing, discrimination, education, urban poverty, and Latin America, especially Mexico. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Past-President of the American Sociological Association and the Population Association of America.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 039392727X
• ISBN 13: 9780393927276
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
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