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Urban sociology : a global introduction / Mark Abrahamson, University of Connecticut.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2014Description: xii, 272 pages ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780521139236 (pbk.)
  • 0521139236 (pbk.)
  • 9780521191500 (hbk.)
  • 0521191505 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.76 ABR.A 23 011250
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Introduction; 2. Cities and city-regions in the global economy; 3. Modern industrial cities; 4. Post-industrial cities; 5. Post-modern urban theory; 6. Income inequality; 7. Tourism and the cultural economy; 8. Global cities and global culture; 9. Immigrants and enclaves.
Summary: Concise overview of the political and economic development of the world's cities, with a cultural perspective and case studies throughout, including support materials.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction; 2. Cities and city-regions in the global economy; 3. Modern industrial cities; 4. Post-industrial cities; 5. Post-modern urban theory; 6. Income inequality; 7. Tourism and the cultural economy; 8. Global cities and global culture; 9. Immigrants and enclaves.

Concise overview of the political and economic development of the world's cities, with a cultural perspective and case studies throughout, including support materials.

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