"Twenty years after publication, Urban Fortunes remains the best book on urban sociology around. Starting from a political economy analysis, Logan and Molotch develop a picture of the formative processes creating the contemporary American city while managing to avoid the pitfalls of determinism."--Susan Fainstein, Harvard University
"Twenty years after publication, Urban Fortunes remains the best book on urban sociology around. Starting from a political economy analysis, Lo...
Urbanisation and urban development issues are the focus of this comprehensive account which introduces readers to the far-reaching changes now taking place in Chinese cities.
Urbanisation and urban development issues are the focus of this comprehensive account which introduces readers to the far-reaching changes now taking ...
Urbanisation and urban development issues are the focus of this comprehensive account which introduces readers to the far-reaching changes now taking place in Chinese cities.
Urbanisation and urban development issues are the focus of this comprehensive account which introduces readers to the far-reaching changes now taking ...
This book challenges the notion that there is a single, global process of economic restructuring to which cities must submit. The studies in this volume compare urban development in the United States, Western Europe, and Japan, demonstrating that there is significant variety in urban economic restructuring. The contributors emphasize that the economic forces transforming cities from industrial concentrations to postindustrial service centers do not exist apart from politics: all nation-states are heavily involved in the restructuring process.
Contributors: Pierre Clavel, Susan...
This book challenges the notion that there is a single, global process of economic restructuring to which cities must submit. The studies in this ...
Using an innovative approach, this book interprets the unprecedented transformation of contemporary China's major cities. It deals with a diversity of trends and analyzes their sources.
Offers a multi-dimensional analysis of urban life in China
Highlights a diversity of trends in the areas of migration, criminal victimization, gated communities, and the status of women, suburbanization, and neighbourhood associations
Each chapter includes input from both an expert on urban life in China and an 'outside' expert from the fields of sociology, geography, economics,...
Using an innovative approach, this book interprets the unprecedented transformation of contemporary China's major cities. It deals with a diversity of...
Using an innovative approach, this book interprets the unprecedented transformation of contemporary China's major cities. It deals with a diversity of trends and analyzes their sources.
Offers a multi-dimensional analysis of urban life in China
Highlights a diversity of trends in the areas of migration, criminal victimization, gated communities, and the status of women, suburbanization, and neighbourhood associations
Each chapter includes input from both an expert on urban life in China and an 'outside' expert from the fields of sociology, geography, economics,...
Using an innovative approach, this book interprets the unprecedented transformation of contemporary China's major cities. It deals with a diversity of...