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1 online resource |
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INTRODUCTION TO CITIES: HOW PLACE AND SPACE SHAPE HUMAN EXPERIENCE; BRIEF CONTENTS; CONTENTS; List of illustrations; List of tables; List of boxes; About the authors; Acknowledgments; Walk-through tour; Introduction; Part I The foundations; 1 Cities as places and spaces; Cities as places; Exploring further 1.1; Identity, community, and security; Places as the site of our identity; Places as the site of community; Places as sites of security; Studying the city 1.1; Human beings make and remake places; Place and space; Studying the city 1.2; Making the city better 1.1 |
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Cities shape the fates of human beingsCities and people; 2 Social theories of urban space and place: The early perspectives; The social and theoretical roots of modern urban theory; Studying the city 2.1; Ferdinand Tönnies: Community and society; Georg Simmel: The metropolis and mental life; Tönnies and Simmel: Further reflections; Exploring further 2.1; The Chicago School of Sociology; The city as social space; The city, social change, and social order; Studying the city 2.2; Life in the city as a way of life; Making the city better 2.1; Early social theories of urban life |
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3 Social theories of urban space and place: Perspectives in the post-World War II eraTheoretical descendents of Marx; Manuel Castells and the urban question; David Harvey: Injustice and inequality in the city; John Logan and Harvey Molotch: The city as a growth machine; Making the city better 3.1; Making the city better 3.2; Further reflections: Marx and the critique of modern cities; The return to place and the turn to culture; Jane Jacobs and the discovery of community in the modern metropolis; Studying the city 3.1; Sharon Zukin and the turn to culture; Exploring further 3.1 |
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Going global: The 1980s and the creation of the global cityEvaluating theories of the city; 4 Methods and rules for the study of cities; First rules for doing a social science of cities; The rule of validity; The rule of reliability; Exploring further 4.1; Cities and the question of numbers; Studying the city 4.1; The city as a case study; The city as the typical case; The city as a prototypical case; Ethnographic and historical case studies; Ethnographic case studies; Studying the city 4.2; Historical case studies; From one to multiple cases; Studying the city 4.3 |
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A last but very important rule on doing a good social science of cities: Fitting good theory to good methodsAnd what about insight?; Part II The changing metropolis; 5 The metropolis and its expansion: Early insights and basic principles; Metropolitan growth: Basic features; The metropolis and its expansion; The center of the city; The zone of transition; The zone of commuters; Assessing the concentric zone theory; The natural areas of the city; Alternative views of the city; Studying the city 5.1; The mobility of people and groups in the metropolis |
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Social differences and migration in the metropolis |
| Summary |
"A complete introduction to the history, evolution, and future of the modern city, this book covers a wide range of theory, including the significance of space and place, to provide a balanced account of why cities are an essential part of the global human experience. Covers a wide range of theoretical approaches to the city, from the historical to the cutting edge Emphasizes the important themes of space and place Offers a balanced account of cities and offers extensive coverage including urban inequality, environment and sustainability, and methods for studying the city Takes a global approach, with examples from Berlin and Chicago to Shanghai and Mumbai Includes a range of pedagogical features such as a substantial glossary of key terms, critical thinking questions, suggestions for further reading and a range of innovative textboxes which follow the themes of Exploring Further, Studying the City and Making the City Better Extensively illustrated with maps, charts, tables, and over 80 photographs Accompanied by a comprehensive website (www.wiley.com/go/cities) featuring further examples and case studies, discussion and essay questions, chapter outlines and links to useful online resources and films and documentaries "-- Provided by publisher |
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"A complete introduction to the history, evolution, and future of the modern city, this book covers a wide range of theory, including the significance of space and place, to provide a balanced account of why cities are an essential part of the global human experience"-- Provided by publisher |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Cities and towns -- Social aspects
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Sociology, Urban.
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Urbanization -- Social aspects
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urban sociology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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Cities and towns -- Social aspects.
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Sociology, Urban.
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Urbanization -- Social aspects.
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Metropole
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Großstadt
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Stadtsoziologie
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Soziale Ungleichheit
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Entwicklungsländer
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Orum, Anthony M
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Paulsen, Krista E
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| LC no. |
2012009764 |
| ISBN |
9781118261293 |
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1118261291 |
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9781118261286 |
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1118261283 |
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9781283604093 |
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1283604094 |
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