基本説明
学生向けテキスト。
Incorporates the substantial new literature on urban inequality, urban culture, urban politics and globalisation.
Full Description
The long-awaited second edition of this highly successful text on urban sociology retains the distinctive character and focus of the original, while taking fully into account recent theoretical debates and new empirical research. Expanded and thoroughly revised throughout, it incorporates the substantial new literature on urban inequality, urban culture, urban politics and globalization. It thus offers a comprehensive and up-to-the-minute account of its subject, ideal for study purposes at undergraduate level and beyond.
Contents
Introduction.- The Roots of Urban Sociology.- Cities and Uneven Development.- Inequality and Social Organisation in the City.- Perspectives on Urban Culture.- Urban Culture and the Regeneration of Urban Meaning.- Urban Politics.- Conclusion.
