TY - BOOK AU - Kleniewski,Nancy TI - Cities and society T2 - Blackwell readers in sociology SN - 1405102314 AV - HT108 .C523 2005 U1 - 307.76 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Malden, MA PB - Blackwell Pub. KW - Sociology, Urban KW - Cities and towns KW - Urban economics KW - Urban policy KW - Globalization N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : contemporary issues in urban sociology --; Pt. I; Recent theoretical perspectives on cities and society --; 1; The city as a growth machine : toward a political economy of place; Harvey Molotch --; 2; Urban restructuring : a critical view; John R. Logan and Todd Swanstrom --; 3; Space and status; Daphne Spain --; 4; Los Angeles and the Chicago school : invitation to a debate; Michael Dear --; 5; Modernity, post-modernity and urban culture; Mike Savage and Alan Warde --; Pt. II; Globalization and its impact on cities --; 6; Overview of global cities; Saskia Sassen --; 7; The urban-rural interface and migration; Alan Gilbert and Josef Gugler --; 8; Community, ethnicity, and urban sociology; Jan Lin --; 9; The new urban reality; Roger Waldinger --; 10; The return of the sweatshop; Edna Bonacich and Richard P. Appelbaum --; Pt. III; The changing urban economy --; 11; Understanding homelessness : from global to local; Jennifer Wolch and Michael Dear --; 12; Economic restructuring and redevelopment; Susan S. Fainstein --; 13; Gentrification, cuisine, and the critical infrastructure : power and centrality downtown; Sharon Zukin --; 14; Gazing on history; John Urry --; 15; Neo-Bohemia : art and neighborhood redevelopment in Chicago; Richard Lloyd --; Pt. IV; Urban policy choices --; 16; Chaos or community? : directions for public policy; Paul A. Jargowsky --; 17; The missing link; Douglas S. Massey and Nancy A. Denton --; 18; Fortress LA; Mike Davis --; 19; Economic inequality and public policy : the power of place; Todd Swanstrom, Peter Dreier and John Mollenkopf --; 20; The challenge of urban sprawl; Thad Williamson, David Imbroscio and Gar Alperovitz ER -