'Prophets-for-profits': Redevelopment and the altering urban religious landscape

Urban Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2143-2161

  Mian, Nadia A ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHURCH ROLE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; HOUSING MARKET; REDEVELOPMENT; RELIGION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN SOCIETY;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49249101694     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098008094877     Document Type: Conference Paper

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