Research Catalog

Urban theory : a critical assessment

Title: Urban theory : a critical assessment / John Rennie Short.
Author: Short, John R.
Publication: Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

Item details
Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Text	Use in library	HT151 .S414 2006	Off-site

Details

Description

x, 258 pages; 23 cm

Summary

Providing a synthesis of the main strands of urban theory, this book reviews the classic contributions to understanding the rise of the modern capitalist city and its evolution into the complex urban landscape of postmodern times. It is clear, accessible and international in its scope and examples.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-242) and index.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Theorizing the modern city -- 3. Theorizing the postmodern city -- 4. Globalization and the city -- 5. The immigrant city -- 6. The economic city -- 7. The competitive city -- 8. The gendered city -- 9. The erotic city -- 10. The political city -- 11. The designed city -- 12. The city and nature -- 13. The city of difference -- 14. The city and disorder -- 15. The future city : rethinking urban theory.

ISBN

1403906580
9781403906588
1403906599
9781403906595

LCCN

2006043255
9781403906588
9781403906595

OCLC

ocm64963490
64963490
SCSB-14655020

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library