Urban Lives

Urban Lives
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9780197761090
ISBN-13 : 0197761097
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Book Synopsis Urban Lives by : Martin Dribe

Download or read book Urban Lives written by Martin Dribe and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the lens of a Swedish industrial city, Landskrona, Urban Lives looks at economic and demographic change at the micro level to understand the societal transformations that profoundly changed people's lives during the twentieth century. Based an original data infrastructure, the book follows individuals across generations and situates them in their social, institutional, and environmental contexts. Chapter authors provide novel insights into the micro-level foundations of long term economic-demographic processes, and cover important research questions related to health, family, migration, and residential segregation.


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