Cities, Change, and Conflict: A Political Economy of Urban Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781032566016)

Nancy Kleniewski was President and Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York at Oneonta from 2008 to 2018. After receiving her PhD from Temple University, she served as Professor of Sociology at SUNY Geneseo, Dean of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Provost at Bridgewater State University. She is the author or editor of five books and numerous articles on urban issues and urban policy and is the former chair of the Urban Affairs Association. Alexander R. Thomas is Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York at Oneonta. He received his PhD from Northeastern University and has gone on to author or coauthor nine books, including In Gotham's Shadow, City and Country, and Urbanormativity, as well as four edited volumes and a number of refereed articles. His current research focuses on the historical development of cities and the impact of COVID-19 on populations.

Gregory Fulkerson is Professor and Chair of Sociology at SUNY Oneonta. He received his PhD from North Carolina State University in 2006. His scholarly interests are related to globalization, rurality, community, agriculture, and the environment. His current research investigates the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. He is author of several conference presentations and journal articles. Since 2019, he has authored or co-authored four books: Community in Urban-Rural Systems, City and Country, Urban Dependency, and Urbanormativity.