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Prophetic City: Houston on the Cusp of a Changing America
By Klineberg, Stephen L.
- ISBN
- 9781501177910
- Publisher
- Avid Reader: S. & S.
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Starred Review on May 1, 2020 | Social Sciences
Sociologist Klineberg (founding director, Kinder Inst. for Urban Research, Rice Univ.) gives a fascinating portrait of Houston in this debut. He begins with the misconceptions of Houston—an ugly, boring city that is too big for its own good. Klineberg offers a different message about the city as a purveyor of America's future, using a four-decade study to analyze how the demographics have shifted over the years, along with the varied...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
