The City

Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences

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3024 Seiten

2001
Routledge
978-0-415-25269-0 (ISBN)

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This collection draws on an international range of published research and authors to reflect the wide range of interest in and expertise on the contemporary city. The set is fully indexed and contains new introductions.

This anthology synthesises a wealth of published research to provide students of the city with a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the key concepts and themes in contemporary urban studies.
This collection comprises over 130 seminal readings accompanied by embedded references to guide further study. The readings have been selected from an international range of academic and professional journals. They include some of the most influential classic writings on the city as well as more recent research that contributes significantly to our understanding of the contemporary city.
In addition to its global perspective, the anthology is based on a cross-disciplinary approach, drawing on the best scholarship to illuminate the complex nature of the city. Research has been incorporated from fields as diverse as geography, economics, planning, sociology, politics, psychology, architecture, history and archaeology to provide an essential collection of readings on The City.

Volume 1. The City in Global Context. Volume 2. Land Use Structure and Change in the Western City. Volume 3. Economic Structure and Change in the Western City. Volume 4. Society and Politics in the Western City. Volume 5. Cities in the Third World.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.10.2001
Reihe/Serie	Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	5750 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-415-25269-5 / 0415252695
ISBN-13	978-0-415-25269-0 / 9780415252690
Zustand	Neuware