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Record Nr.

UNINA9910131894203321

Autore

Kleniewski Nancy

Titolo

Cities and society / / edited by Nancy Kleniewski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2005

ISBN

9786611214258

9781405140879

9780470794494

0470794496

9781405137331

1405137339

9781405140874

1405140879

9781281214256

1281214256

9780470752814

0470752815

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (354 p.)

Collana

Blackwell readers in sociology ; ; 13

Classificazione

SOC000000

Altri autori (Persone)

KleniewskiNancy

Disciplina

307.76

Soggetti

Sociology, Urban

Cities and towns

Urban economics

Urban policy

Globalization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cities and Society; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Contemporary Issues in Urban Sociology; Part I: Recent Theoretical Perspectives on Cities and Society; 1 The City as a Growth Machine: Toward a Political Economy of Place; 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; Part II: Globalization and Its Impact on Cities; 6 Overview of Global



Cities; 7 The Urban-Rural Interface and Migration; 8 Community, Ethnicity, and Urban Sociology

9 The New Urban Reality10 The Return of the Sweatshop; Part III: The Changing Urban Economy; 11 Understanding Homelessness: From Global to Local; 12 Economic Restructuring and Redevelopment; 13 Gentrification, Cuisine, and the Critical Infrastructure: Power and Centrality Downtown; 14 Gazing on History; 15 Neo-Bohemia: Art and Neighborhood Redevelopment in Chicago; Part IV: Urban Policy Choices; 16 Chaos or Community? Directions for Public Policy; 17 The Missing Link; 18 Fortress LA; 19 Economic Inequality and Public Policy: The Power of Place; 20 The Challenge of Urban Sprawl; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This distinctive anthology contains classic and first-rate contemporary writings that have had a major impact on the field of urban studies. The expert and well-known scholars who have written these essays cover central topics that have evolved over the past 25 years. Brings together 20 of the most important classic and contemporary readings on cities and society in one accessible volume Offers an international focus, as well as case studies, all by leading experts in the field  Includes an analytical introduction