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"In Tenement Nation, Christa Ballard Tooley explores the battle for a neighborhood called the Canongate in Edinburgh's Old Town. Tooley's insightful study of the working-class Canongate community as they negotiate gentrification plans offers a complex view of class and nation. The thr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tooley, Christa Ballard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2023.
Colección:Framing the global book series.
Temas:
Working class > Political activity > Scotland > Edinburgh.
Urban renewal > Scotland > Edinburgh.
Cosmopolitanism > Scotland > Edinburgh.
Travailleurs > Activité politique > Écosse > Édimbourg.
Rénovation urbaine > Écosse > Édimbourg.
Cosmopolitisme > Écosse > Édimbourg.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland
Scotland > Politics and government.
Écosse > Politique et gouvernement.
Scotland
Scotland > Edinburgh
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"In Tenement Nation, Christa Ballard Tooley explores the battle for a neighborhood called the Canongate in Edinburgh's Old Town. Tooley's insightful study of the working-class Canongate community as they negotiate gentrification plans offers a complex view of class and nation. The threat of the Canongate's redevelopment motivated many throughout Edinburgh to lend their support to the residents' campaign. Against such development projects, alliances formed between upper-class heritage supporters and working-class urban residents, all of whom turned to institutions such as the European Union and UNESCO for support in restricting commercial development"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 261 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780253066015
0253066018
9780253066022
0253066026

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