Richard Foglesong

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Richard E. Foglesong is an American historian and political scientist who focuses on Florida and U.S. politics, New Urbanism and the politics of urban development, Hispanic politics, and the history of Walt Disney World and the Reedy Creek Improvement District. He is the George and Harriet Cornell Professor of Politics, Emeritus at Rollins College. [1]

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Education and career

Foglesong earned his M.A. in urban affairs and his Ph.D. in political science at the University of Chicago, where he was a Ford Foundation Urban Fellow. [1] He began his teaching career at Amherst College, and joined Rollins College in 1984. [2] In 1990, he went on leave from Rollins to take a temporary appointment at the University of California, Los Angeles, as the Harvey Perloff Professor of Urban Planning. [3] He retired in 2018. [2]

Books

Foglesong's books include:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Faculty and Staff", Political Science, Rollins College, retrieved 2022-03-03
  2. 1 2 Borochaner, Heather (March 29, 2018), "Dr. Foglesong 'graduates' with class of 2018", The Sandspur
  3. ↑ "People in Political Science", PS: Political Science and Politics, 22 (3): 640–654, September 1989, JSTOR   419634
  4. ↑ Reviews of Planning the Capitalist City:
  5. ↑ Reviews of Married to the Mouse:
  6. ↑ Reviews of Immigrant Prince:
    • Capo, Julio Jr. (October 2012), "Review", H-Florida, H-Net
    • Kallina, Jr., Edmund F. (Spring 2012), The Florida Historical Quarterly, 90 (4): 520–523, JSTOR   23264724 {{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
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