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Prior scholars have devoted much attention to how tourism influenced the U.S. South’s culture and economy in the era following the Civil War and Reconstruction. The role of hotels as spaces for this contribution to occur has gone understudied, however. Hotels in fact shaped the …

Gentrification research almost exclusively focuses on traditional postindustrial cities. Despite a growing number of scholars emphasizing the importance of understanding gentrification outside of traditional urban areas, its presence and modalities in mid-sized cities remains un…

This qualitative grounded theory study sought to understand how different stakeholders collaborate to improve schools in Charlotte, North Carolina. 52 diverse individuals participated in this study. A new hybrid approach of collective action, referred to as accommodating action …