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Understanding the City: Contemporary and Future Perspectives
Eade
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Description for Understanding the City: Contemporary and Future Perspectives
Hardback. This text aims to provide a contemporary, multi-disciplinary analysis of how the study of urban society is likely to develop during the next millennium. Topics and theories investigated include the widespread influence of political economy perspectives and other non-Marxist approaches. Editor(s): Eade, John; Mele, Christopher. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 448 pages, 5. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 750.
This cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary analysis looks ahead to the direction which urban studies is likely to take during the twenty-first century.
This cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary analysis looks ahead to the direction which urban studies is likely to take during the twenty-first century.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Urban and Social Change
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780631224068
SKU
V9780631224068
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About Eade
John Eade is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Surrey, Roehampton. He undertook research in Calcutta before completing his doctorate on Bangladeshi community politics in London's East End. He directed the Wandsworth local/global study and his previous publications include The Politics of Community (1989), Living the Global City (1997), and Placing London (2000). He is currently directing ... Read more
Reviews for Understanding the City: Contemporary and Future Perspectives
"Many anthologies on the city exist, but only a few contain both cutting-edge theoretical essays and rich empirical studies. The latter focus on cities outside the Western urban canon and will make Understanding the City even more attractive to urban scholars." Professor R. Beauregard, New School University Understanding the city is an engaging read for those grappling with new ... Read more