Contemporary Urban Sociology - Brossura

Flanagan, William

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521367433 ISBN 13: 9780521367431

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Riassunto

First published in 1993, this book provides an overview of issues and debates in contemporary urban sociology. It reviews critically each of the major theoretical orientations in the field, providing a brief historical introduction to each approach but emphasising the current theoretical debate. Flanagan juxtaposes the approaches of classical urbanism and urban community theory, the urban ecology approach and the postmodern approach and explains their lasting contribution to the field. Adherents of each of these methodologies contribute to debates within the field, making an overview volume all the more necessary.

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Descrizione del libro:

This book provides an up-to-date overview of issues and debates in contemporary urban sociology. It is both a guide to, and a critical analysis of, the major theoretical approaches to the field.

Contenuti:

Introduction; 1. Contemporary theories of urbanism and community; 2. Urban ecology and its critics; 3. Urban political economy and its critics; 4. The third world and the world system; 5. Agency, structure, and urban sociology; Bibliography; Index of names; Index of subjects.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521367433
• ISBN 13: 9780521367431
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192