{"product_id":"the-leftmost-city-power-and-progressive-politics-in-santa-cruz-9780813344386","title":"The Leftmost City: Power and Progressive Politics in Santa Cruz","description":"Drawing on hundreds of primary documents, as well as original, previously unpublished interviews, \u003cem\u003eThe Leftmost City\u003c\/em\u003e utilizes an extended case study of Santa Cruz to critique three major theories of urban power: Marxism, public-choice theory, and regime theory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Gendron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813344386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2009 pg. 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Gendron\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of sociology at Assumption College in Massachusetts. His research on the political contestation over development in Santa Cruz has appeared in \u003ci\u003eSociological Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCity and Community\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eG. William Domhoff\u003c\/b\u003e is research professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of many influential books in sociology and political science, including \u003ci\u003eWho Rules America?\u003c\/i\u003e (1967, 2006); \u003ci\u003eThe Powers That Be\u003c\/i\u003e (1979); \u003ci\u003eThe Power Elite and the State \u003c\/i\u003e(1990); and \u003ci\u003eState Autonomy or Class Dominance?\u003c\/i\u003e (1996).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43219235012723,"sku":"9.78081E+12","price":82.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_bdb6ba47-db98-4b73-891f-e3bcee336d93.jpg?v=1753532147","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-leftmost-city-power-and-progressive-politics-in-santa-cruz-9780813344386","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}