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Vol. 3- includes v. 190- of the Transactions.
The World in Brooklyn: Gentrification, Immigration, and Ethnic Politics in a Global City, is a collection of scholarly papers which analyze demographic, social, political, and economic trends that are occurring in Brooklyn. Brooklyn, as the context, reflects global forces while also contributing to them. The idea for this volume developed as the editors discovered a group of scholars from different disciplines and various universities studying Brooklyn. Brooklyn has always been legendary and has more recently regained its stature as a much sought after place to live, work and have fun. Popular folklore has it that most U.S. residents trace their family origins to Brooklyn. It is presently re...
Researchers in gerontology sum up current knowledge of health and ageing. Topics range from conceptual and measurement issues to social factors in health and illness, to service utilization and medical consumerism amongst the elderly.