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More copies of this ISBN:Cities and Urban Life (4TH 07 - Old Edition)by John J. Macionis
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Cities and Urban Life, authored by two of the best-known textbook writers in the field, provides a comprehensive introduction to urban sociology, urban anthropology, and urban studies courses. Primarily sociological in approach, this book incorporates historical, social psychological, geographical, and anthropological insights. While strong in the classical urban sociology, it also gives extensive attention to the "new" political economy approach to urban studies. Also, the authors use global cities as case studies for more relevance to students.
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Table of ContentsPART I Understanding the City Chapter 1 Exploring the City Why Study the City? The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives The City in History The Emergence of Urban Sociology Social Psychology: The Urban Experience Urban Geography and Ecology Comparative Urbanism: The City and Culture The New Urban Sociology: The City and Capitalism The Anatomy of Modern North American Cities The City in World Perspective Urban Sociology and the Quality of City Life Key Terms
PART II History of Cities and New Trends Chapter 2 The Origins and Development of the World’s Cities Urban Origins Archaeology: Digging the Early City The First Permanent Settlements The City Emerges The First Urban Revolution: City-States and Urban Empires The Near East: Mesopotamia and Egypt The Indus Region A Glance Eastward: China A Glance Westward: The Americas Summary: Traits of Early Cities Crete and Greece Rome Decline: The Middle Ages Revival: Medieval and Renaissance Cities The Second Urban Revolution: The Rise of Modern Cities v CASE STUDY: London—The History of a WorldCity Beginnings: 55 b.c.e–1066 c.e. The Medieval City: 1066–1550 The World City Emerges: 1550–1800 Industrialization and Colonization: 1800–1900 The Modern Era: 1900 to the Present Summary Conclusion Key Terms
Chapter 3 The Development of North American Cities The Colonial Era: 1600–1800 Colonial City Characteristics The City-Instigated Revolutionary War Growth and Expansion: 1800–1870 The Beginnings of Industrialization Urban–Rural/North–South Tensions The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870–1950 Technological Advance Suburbs and the Gilded Age
The Great Migration Politics and Problems The Quality of Life in the New Metropolis The North American City Today: 1950 to the Present Decentralization The Sunbelt Expansion The Coming of the Postindustrial City Deterioration and Regeneration The Future The Human Cost of Economic Restructuring v CASE STUDY: New York—The “Big Apple” The Colonial Era Growth and Expansion The Great Metropolis Emerges New York Today Summary Conclusion Key Terms
Chapter 4 Cities and Suburbs of the Twenty-First Century Urban and Suburban Sprawl What Is Sprawl? Why Do We Have Sprawl? Where Does Sprawl Occur? The Problems of Sprawl Solutions to Sprawl Exurbs The New Cities Characteristics and Commonalities Types of Edge Cities Evolving Middle-Class Centers Three Edge City Variations Gated Communities Types of Gated Communities A Sense of Community Common-Interest Developments (CIDs) v CASE STUDY: Portland, Oregon The Physical Setting History Urban Decline and the Planners’ Response to Sprawl Portland Today Summary Conclusion Key Terms
PART III Disciplinary Perspectives Chapter 5 Urban Sociology: Classic and Modern Statements The European Tradition: 1846–1921 Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: From Barbarism to Civilization Ferdinand Tönnies: From Gemeinschaft to Gesellschaft Emile Durkheim: Mechanical and Organic Solidarity Georg Simmel: The Mental Life of the Metropolis Max Weber: The Historical and Comparative Study of Cities The European Tradition: An Evaluation Urban Sociology in North America: 1915–1970 Robert Park and Sociology at the University of Chicago Louis Wirth and Urban Theory Herbert Gans and the Urban Mosaic
Wirth and Gans: A Comparison
The Classic Theories and Modern Research: Myths and Realities Tolerance in the City Impersonality in the City Density and Urban Pathology Urban Malaise The New Urban Sociology Summary Conclusion Key Terms
Chapter 6 Social Psychology: The Urban Experience The Physical Environment Kevin Lynch: The Image of the City Stanley Milgram: More on Mental Maps The Social Environment: Gesellschaft The Pedestrian: Watching Your Step A World of Strangers Class, Race, and the Urban Experience The City as Gesellschaft: A Reassessment The Social Environment: Gemeinschaft Urban Networks Identifying with the City The City as Gemeinschaft: A Reassessment The Texture of the City Humanizing the City Summary Conclusion Key Terms
Chapter 7 Geography and Spatial Perspectives: Making Sense of Space Urban Geography The Location of Cities Why Cities Are Where They Are The Shape of the City The Radiocentric City The Gridiron City Urban Ecology: The Chicago School The Ecological Theory of Urban Development The Concentric Zone Hypothesis Criticisms of the Chicago School Urban Ecology: Other Theories The Sector Theory The Multiple Nuclei Theory Social Area Analysis Factorial Ecology The Los Angeles School and Postmodernism Summary Conclusion Key Terms
Chapter 8 Comparative Urbanism: The City and Culture The City and the Countryside Interdependencies Urban Dominance The City and Civilization Oswald Spengler: The “Soul” of the City Lewis Mumford: The City as the Center of Civilization
Daniel J. Monti: The Civic Culture of the City
The City and Societal Culture v CASE STUDY: Ming Peking Physical Structure Symbolism v CASE STUDY: Hellenic Athens The Preclassical Period The Golden Age Behind the Glory Ming Peking and Athens: A Comparison The Culture of Capitalism and the City The Capitalist City The Industrial Revolution Urban Life as Economics Assets and Debits v CASE STUDY: Communist Beijing The Emergence of Modern Beijing Urban Life as Politics The Difficulties of Urban Life Economic Reform A Rising Consumerism Summary Conclusion Key Terms
Chapter 9 The New Urban Sociology: The City and Capitalism Urban Economics: The Traditional Perspective Central Place Theory The General Pattern of Land Use Criticisms of the Basic Theory Political Economy: The “New” Perspective Henri Lefebvre: Redefining the Study of Cities Urban Areas as Themed Environments
David Harvey: The Baltimore Study Manuel Castells: Updating Marx Allen Scott: Business Location and the Global Economy Horizontal Integration John Logan and Harvey Molotch: Urban Growth Machines The Global Economy Deindustrialization Economic Restructuring
A World System Urban Political Economy: Four Principles The Urbanization of Poverty The Developing World The Developed World Summary Conclusion Key Terms
PART IV The STRUCTURE of the City Chapter 10 Stratification and Social Class: Urban and Suburban Lifestyles Social Stratification Social Class Distinctions Income Distribution Nationwide Incomes Within and Outside Cities Poverty Nationwide Poverty Within and Outside Cities A Cautionary Note Urban Social Class Diversity Upper-Class Urban Neighborhoods Middle-Class Urban Neighborhoods Working-Class Urban Neighborhoods Mixed-Income Urban Neighborhoods Low-Income Urban Neighborhoods The Homeless Suburban Social Class Diversity Upper-Income Suburbs Middle-Income Suburbs Working-Class Suburbs Suburban Cosmopolitan Centers Minority Suburbs Summary Conclusion Key Terms
Chapter 11 Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Urban Diversity Cities and Immigrants Ethnic Enclaves and Ethnic Identity Ethnic Change Racial and Ethnic Minorities African Americans Asian Americans Hispanic Americans Muslim Americans
Native Americans Women and Urban Life Work Urban Space The Public Sphere v CASE STUDY: Chicago, “City of the Big Shoulders” Early Chicago The Burning and Rebuilding of Chicago Jane Addams and Hull House Chicago in the Early Twentieth Century The Postwar Period Chicago Today Summary Conclusion Key Terms
Chapter 12 Housing, Education, Crime: Confronting Urban Problems Housing: A Place to Live Adequate Housing: Who Has It? Housing Problems: A Brief History Public Housing Deterioration and Abandonment in the Inner City The Inner City Today: A Revival? The New Urbanism Education: The Urban Challenge Meeting the “No Child Left Behind” Challenge Magnet Schools School Vouchers Charter Schools Crime: Perception and Reality Public Perception of Crime Explaining High-Crime Areas Effects of Crime on Everyday Life What Is the Solution? Summary Conclusion Key Terms
PART V Global Urbanization Chapter 13 Cities in the Developing World Historical Context Latin American Cities African Cities Middle Eastern Cities Asian Cities Common Legacies The Modern Era Latin American Cities African Cities Middle Eastern Cities Asian Cities Common Problems Summary: World Urbanization in Perspective Conclusion Key Terms
PART VI The Planning and Evaluation of Cities Chapter 14 Planning the Urban Environment Visions City Planning in World History Why Plan? Planning in the Industrial Era: 1800–1900 The “City Beautiful” Movement “Till We Have Built Jerusalem”: The New Towns Movement A Socialist–Feminist New Town Later New Towns in Great Britain New Towns in Western Europe, Australia, and Brazil New Towns in the United States Have They Worked? Criticisms of New Towns Utopia Unlimited: Architectural Visions Le Corbusier: The Radiant City Frank Lloyd Wright: Broadacre City Paolo Soleri: The Arcology Utopia’s Limitations: A Critique Meanwhile . . . Downtown: More Focused Urban Planning Sidewalks, Neighborhoods, and Local Initiative Open Spaces: Squares, Parks, and Architecture Rouse Revisited: The Middle Ground The Realities of Urban Planning Economics and Politics The Difference That Values Make v CASE STUDY: Toronto, Ontario The Physical Setting History Creation of a Metropolitan Government Two Phases of Urban Planning Toronto Today Summary Conclusion Key Terms
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