04219nam 22009254a 450 991013189420332120241107102015.0978661121425897814051408799780470794494047079449697814051373311405137339978140514087414051408799781281214256128121425697804707528140470752815(CKB)3460000000102034(EBL)228526(SSID)ssj0000122459(PQKBManifestationID)11147943(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000122459(PQKBWorkID)10122867(PQKB)10178699(SSID)ssj0000906503(PQKBManifestationID)12344280(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000906503(PQKBWorkID)10843830(PQKB)10972563(Au-PeEL)EBL228526(CaPaEBR)ebr10213697(CaONFJC)MIL121425(PPN)191329312(ODN)ODN0000173409(MiAaPQ)EBC228526(OCoLC)212123077(Perlego)2755503(EXLCZ)99346000000010203420040507d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCities and society /edited by Nancy Kleniewski1st ed.Malden, MA Blackwell Pub.20051 online resource (354 p.)Blackwell readers in sociology ;13Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-0232-2 1-4051-0231-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Sociology9 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; IndexThis 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 Blackwell readers in sociology ;13.Sociology, UrbanCities and townsUrban economicsUrban policyGlobalizationSociology, Urban.Cities and towns.Urban economics.Urban policy.Globalization.307.76SOC000000bisacshKleniewski Nancy994565Kleniewski Nancy994565MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910131894203321Cities and society2277630UNINA