#78194
Mentioned in 1 episodes
Showroom City
Real Estate and Resistance in the Furniture Capital of the World
Book • 2022
In 'Showroom City,' John Joe Schlichtman delves into the story of High Point, North Carolina, once the furniture capital of the world.
The book examines the city's struggle with exclusionary growth, unchecked development, and the void left by its dwindling factories.
Schlichtman applies an ethnographic lens to understand the relationship between global expositions and local economic dynamics, highlighting the tensions and resistances that arise from these changes.
The book examines the city's struggle with exclusionary growth, unchecked development, and the void left by its dwindling factories.
Schlichtman applies an ethnographic lens to understand the relationship between global expositions and local economic dynamics, highlighting the tensions and resistances that arise from these changes.
Mentioned by
Mentioned in 1 episodes
Mentioned by John Joe Schlichtman as an introduction to High Point.
95 snips
Why you bought your couch
