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Rise and Demise: Comparing World Systems (New Perspectives in Sociology) by Christop Chase Dunn Publisher Comments Spanning ten thousand years of social change, this book examines the ways in which world-systems evolve. A comparative study of stateless societies, state-based regional empires, and the modern global capitalist political economy, it reveals the... (read more) List Price $58.50 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Borderland: Origins of the American Suburb, 1820-1939 by John R Stilgoe Publisher Comments This fascinating 'prehistory' of the American suburb traces its evolution from the mid-1800s to the onset of World War II. Using a rich array of contemporary written and pictorial sources, prize-winning historian John R. Stilgoe guides us through the... (read more) List Price $35.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Social Origins of the Urban South: Race, Gender, and Migration in Nashville and Middle Tennessee, 1890-1930 by Louis M Kyriakoudes Publisher Comments In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, thousands of black and white southerners left farms and rural towns to try their fate in the region's cities. This transition brought about significant economic, social, and cultural changes in both... (read more) List Price $70.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Cities by John Reader Publisher Comments In a sweeping treatment that covers a span from ancient Sumeria to the present, the author plumbs the mysteries of the city, explaining how they work and why they sometimes fail, discussing agriculture, engineering, public works, religion, and much more.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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History of Urban Form by A E J Morris Publisher Comments Provides an international history of urban development, from its origins to the industrial revolution. This well established book maintains the high standard of information found in the previous two editions, describing the physical results of some 5000... (read more) Your price: $13.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Growth of Non-Western Cities: Primary and Secondary Urban Networking, C. 900-1900 (Comparative Urban Studies) by Kenneth Hall List Price $34.95 Your price: $19.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Making of Urban America by Raymond A Mohl List Price $13.95 Your price: $5.25 Used - Trade Paper
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State and Local Affordable-Housing Programs: A Rich Tapestry by Michael A Stegman Description Financially supported by the Fannie Mae Foundation Includes bibliographical references and index.... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Urbanism in the Preindustrial World: Cross-Cultural Approaches by Glenn R Storey Publisher Comments A baseline study of the growth of preindustrial cities worldwide. This work employs a subset of preindustrial cities on many continents to answer questions archaeologists grapple with concerning the populating and growth of cities before... (read more) List Price $53.50 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Foundations of the Welfare State by Pat Thane Your price: $1.98 Used - Trade Paper
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Urban Wilderness a History of the American City by Sam Bass Jr Warner Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Community Policing: A Contemporary Perspective by Trojanowicz Your price: $1.50 Used - Trade Paper
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