Cities and society /
Cities and society /
edited by Nancy Kleniewski.
- x, 342 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Blackwell readers in sociology ; 13 .
- Blackwell readers in sociology ; 13. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : contemporary issues in urban sociology -- Recent theoretical perspectives on cities and society -- The city as a growth machine : toward a political economy of place / Urban restructuring : a critical view / Space and status / Los Angeles and the Chicago school : invitation to a debate / Modernity, post-modernity and urban culture / Globalization and its impact on cities -- Overview of global cities / The urban-rural interface and migration / Community, ethnicity, and urban sociology / The new urban reality / The return of the sweatshop / The changing urban economy -- Understanding homelessness : from global to local / Economic restructuring and redevelopment / Gentrification, cuisine, and the critical infrastructure : power and centrality downtown / Gazing on history / Neo-Bohemia : art and neighborhood redevelopment in Chicago / Urban policy choices -- Chaos or community? : directions for public policy / The missing link / Fortress LA / Economic inequality and public policy : the power of place / The challenge of urban sprawl / Harvey Molotch -- John R. Logan and Todd Swanstrom -- Daphne Spain -- Michael Dear -- Mike Savage and Alan Warde -- Saskia Sassen -- Alan Gilbert and Josef Gugler -- Jan Lin -- Roger Waldinger -- Edna Bonacich and Richard P. Appelbaum -- Jennifer Wolch and Michael Dear -- Susan S. Fainstein -- Sharon Zukin -- John Urry -- Richard Lloyd -- Paul A. Jargowsky -- Douglas S. Massey and Nancy A. Denton -- Mike Davis -- Todd Swanstrom, Peter Dreier and John Mollenkopf -- Thad Williamson, David Imbroscio and Gar Alperovitz. Pt. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pt. II. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Pt. III. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Pt. IV. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1405102314 9781405102315
2004050167
Sociology, Urban
Cities and towns
Urban economics
Urban policy
Globalization.
HT108 / .C523 2005
307.76
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : contemporary issues in urban sociology -- Recent theoretical perspectives on cities and society -- The city as a growth machine : toward a political economy of place / Urban restructuring : a critical view / Space and status / Los Angeles and the Chicago school : invitation to a debate / Modernity, post-modernity and urban culture / Globalization and its impact on cities -- Overview of global cities / The urban-rural interface and migration / Community, ethnicity, and urban sociology / The new urban reality / The return of the sweatshop / The changing urban economy -- Understanding homelessness : from global to local / Economic restructuring and redevelopment / Gentrification, cuisine, and the critical infrastructure : power and centrality downtown / Gazing on history / Neo-Bohemia : art and neighborhood redevelopment in Chicago / Urban policy choices -- Chaos or community? : directions for public policy / The missing link / Fortress LA / Economic inequality and public policy : the power of place / The challenge of urban sprawl / Harvey Molotch -- John R. Logan and Todd Swanstrom -- Daphne Spain -- Michael Dear -- Mike Savage and Alan Warde -- Saskia Sassen -- Alan Gilbert and Josef Gugler -- Jan Lin -- Roger Waldinger -- Edna Bonacich and Richard P. Appelbaum -- Jennifer Wolch and Michael Dear -- Susan S. Fainstein -- Sharon Zukin -- John Urry -- Richard Lloyd -- Paul A. Jargowsky -- Douglas S. Massey and Nancy A. Denton -- Mike Davis -- Todd Swanstrom, Peter Dreier and John Mollenkopf -- Thad Williamson, David Imbroscio and Gar Alperovitz. Pt. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pt. II. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Pt. III. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Pt. IV. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1405102314 9781405102315
2004050167
Sociology, Urban
Cities and towns
Urban economics
Urban policy
Globalization.
HT108 / .C523 2005
307.76