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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.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Book/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