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Autore |
Seabrook Jeremy <1939-> |
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Titolo |
Cities [[electronic resource] /] / Jeremy Seabrook |
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London ; ; Ann Arbor, MI, : Pluto Press |
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Halifax [Nova Scotia], : Fernwood Pub. |
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South Yarra [Vic.], : Palgrave Macmillan Publishers Australia |
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Auckland Park [Johannesburg, South Africa], : Jacana |
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[Oxford, England], : Published in association with Oxfam GB, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-84964-261-3 |
1-281-18855-7 |
9786611188559 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (216 p.) |
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Collana |
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Small guides to big issues |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cities and towns |
City and town life - Government policy |
City and town life - Health aspects |
City and town life - Psychological aspects |
City and town life |
Rural-urban migration |
Urbanization - Government policy |
Urbanization |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Boxes -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Series preface: Small guides to big issues -- Introduction -- 1 An urbanising world -- 2 Cities of the past, cities of the present -- 3 The global network -- 4 Migrants to the city -- 5 The spectre of the poor -- 6 Slums -- 7 Livelihoods -- 8 Cities of fear -- 9 Provision of basic services -- 10 City borders -- 11 The country and the city -- 12 The triumph of the middle class -- Conclusion -- Resources -- Notes -- Index. |
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