The American City: A Sourcebook of Urban Imagery

ISBN-13: 9781138534193 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 544 str.

David Riesman; Anselm L. Strauss

Opis

This set of readings presents useful insights into urbanization and provides a fresh perspective on American cities and their inhabitants

Spis treści

1: Images and Perspectives; 2: Contrasting Conceptions of the Same City; 3: The Frontier and the City; 4: City Destiny; 5: Early Versions of the Rural-Urban Dialogue; 6: Perils of the Great City; 7: Success and the Perilous City; 8: Poverty and Its Solutions; 9: Democracy, Politics, and Municipal Reform; 10: Order and Disorder in the City; 11: Sociologists Study Social Worlds; 12: The City without Human Purpose; 13: Rural Amenities and Urban Attributes; 14: Suburbia; 15: Visitors Fun and Esthetics; 16: City Planning; 17: Urban Imagery and Urban Theory

O autorze

David Riesman