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Cities and Society.
This distinctive anthology contains classic and first-rate contemporary writings that have had a major impact on the field of urban sociology and urban studies. The expert and well-known scholars who have written these essays cover central topics that have evolved over the past 25 years.
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
John Wiley & Sons,
2007.
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| Collection: | Blackwell readers in sociology ;
13. |
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Prelims; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Contemporary Issues in Urban Sociology; 1 The City as a Growth Machine: Toward a; 2 Urban Restructuring: A Critical View; 3 Space and Status; 4 Los Angeles and the Chicago School: Invitation to a Debate; 5 Modernity, Post-modernity and Urban Culture; 6 Overview of Global Cities; 7 The Urban-Rural Interface and Migration; 8 Community, Ethnicity, and Urban Sociology; 9 The New Urban Reality; 10 The Return of the Sweatshop; 11 Understanding Homelessness: From Global to Local; 12 Economic Restructuring and Redevelopment.
- 13 Gentrification, Cuisine, and the Critical Infrastructure:14 Gazing on History; 15 Neo-Bohemia: Art and Neighborhood Redevelopment; 16 Chaos or Community? Directions for Public Policy; 17 The Missing Link; 18 Fortress LA; 19 Economic Inequality and Public Policy:; 20 The Challenge of Urban Sprawl; Index.