Landscapes of Power

This study analyzes five different types of American urban communities to demonstrate the manner in which economic and political power have constructed the urban landscape. It uses such examples as Disneyworld and Henry Ford's industrial complex to show how powerful interests have shaped the land.

Sharon Zukin is Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College and Graduate School, City University of New York. She is the author of Loft Living: Culture and Capital in Urban Change and co-editor of Structures and Capital.