Thomas Heise, <i>The Gentrification Plot: New York and the Postindustrial Crime Novel</i>

Rural gentrification as permanent tourism: the creation of the `New' West Archipelago as postindustrial cultural space

In this paper I describe rural gentrificationöie the in-migration of relatively young, ex-urban members of the postindustrial middle class (PIMC)öin the northern Rocky Mountains as a form of `permanent tourism'. The colonization of previously industrial landscapesöie those created according to a regime that prioritizes the production/consumption of commoditiesöby the PIMC has led to the expansi...

American West In pursuit of experience : The postindustrial gentrification of the rural

Contemporary rural gentrification – the colonization of rural communities and small-towns by members of the ex-urban middle class – is a nationwide phenomenon that contradicts nearly two centuries of US urbanization. While previous research primarily describes such counter-urbanization as representing a profound divergence from previous patterns (i.e. urbanization, mass production/consumption, ...

Crime in New York City As Affected by the War

a critical discourse analysis of the new york times and the tehran times news articles, covering the u.s.-led war in afghanistan

تحقیق حاضر متون خبری روزنامه های نیویورک تایمز و تهران تایمز را به صورت تحلیل انتقادی کلامی مورد بررسی قرارمی دهدکه درمورد جنگ به رهبری آ مریکا در افغانستان است. هدف از این تحقیق نشان دادن تاثیر ایدیولوژی و نگرشهای نویسندگان متون خبری است که ممکن است پنهان باشد. برای انجام این تحقیق 20 متن خبری) از هر روزنامه 10 متن خبری) به صورت تصادفی از سایت اینترنتی روزنامه های نیویورک تایمز و تهران تایمز ا...

Methcathinone: a new postindustrial drug.

Methcathinone, a methyl derivative of cathinone, is an illicit drug also known as ephedrone. It is a stimulant found in the "khat" plant, Catha edulis, which can easily be synthesized from pseudoephedrine. Its intoxication is difficult to diagnose and cure properly for two reasons: (i) target consumers are usually "well-educated people" aware of the risks and precautionary measures and (ii) int...