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In what may be the first explicitly comparative study of the effects of globalization on metropolitan and rural communities, In Gotham's Shadow examines how three central New York communities struggled over the last half century to survive in a global economy that seems to have forgotten them. Utica, formerly a city of one hundred thousand, experienced the same trends of suburbanization, deindustrialization, and urban renewal as nearly every American city, with the same mixed results. In Cooperstown and Hartwick, two small villages forty miles south of Utica, the same trends were at work, though with different outcomes. Hartwick may be seen as an example of how small towns have lost their core, while Cooperstown may be seen as an example of how a small town can survive by transforming itself into a tourist destination. Thomas provides extensive historical background mixed with newspaper excerpts and lively interviews that add a human dimension to the transformations these communities have experienced.

List of Illustrations

List of Newspapers and Their Abbreviations

Preface

1. One Summer Day

2. An American Story

3. Loom to Boom

4. On the Road

5. Sin City

6. Progress

7. Slaughter of the Innocents

8. Extended Communities

9. Deconstructing Utica

10. Reconstructing Hartwick

11. Different Strokes

12. Gotham's Shadow

Appendix A: The Block Quintile Measure
Appendix B: Newspaper Advertisement Data
Appendix C: Retail Functions Study

Notes

References

Index

Sujets

Types of rural communities

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Publié par	State University of New York Press
Date de parution	01 février 2012
Nombre de lectures	1
EAN13	9780791487488
Langue	English

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IN GOTHAM’S SHADOW

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IN GOTHAM’S SHADOW

G C C C N Y LOBALIZATION AND OMMUNITY HANGE IN ENTRAL EW ORK

ALEXANDER R. THOMAS

S U N Y P TATE NIVERSITY OF EW ORK RESS

Published by State University of New York Press, Albany

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Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data

Thomas, Alexander R., 1969– In Gotham’s shadow : globalization and community change in central New York / Alexander R. Thomas. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0791455955 (hard : alk. paper) — ISBN 0791455963 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Cities and towns—New York (State) 2. Urban renewal—New York (State)—Utica. 3. New York (State)—Economic conditions. 4. New York (State)—Social conditions. 5. New York (State)—Rural conditions. I. Title. HT123.5.N7 T47 2002 307.76'09747—dc21 2002002465

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In memory of my father, Alexander A. Thomas, whose encouragement and support helped make this book a reality.

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Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Newspapers and Their Abbreviations

Preface

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

One Summer Day

An American Story

Loom to Boom

On the Road