Discusses the importance of cities for the economic, cultural and political life of modern societies. The author uses the political economy perspective to introduce students to the basic concepts and research in urban sociology, while also acknowledging the contributions of the human ecology perspective. Through the use of case studies, the presentation remains accessible and down-to-earth.
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Nancy Kleniewski is president of the State University of New York College at Oneonta. Her background, research, teaching, and publications focus on urban sociology and urban policy.
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Amazing Insights to Urban Life,
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This review is from: Cities, Change, and Conflict: A Political Economy of Urban Life (with InfoTrac) (Hardcover)
Took this book due to requirements of a course but found myself very engrossed to finish the book beyond course requirements. Author presents very diverse issues and perspectives to issues in urban life. There is a lot of appreciation to the cityscape in political and economic terms. It just makes you feel like these are things you see everyday in a city but fail to see why before this book. It's like peering into a painting and finally understanding how the artist created it. This is looking at your neighbourhood and realising the forces that shape the way your city look and feels like. Buy it!
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This review is from: Cities, Change, and Conflict: A Political Economy of Urban Life (Hardcover)
I had used this book with a course I had taken in college. It is very interesting if you are unfamilair with urban problems. If you are slightly familiar(by living in the city) it is still informative if you have a good teacher.
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