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Political Change in the Metropolis, Eighth Edition, continues to focus on the political changes that have taken place in American cities and the reactions of urban scholars to them. In addition to offering scholarly perspectives, the text offers students a theoretical framework for interpreting these changing events for themselves. This framework analyzes the patterns of bias inherent in the organization and operation of urban politics, giving students an in-depth look at the fascinating and constantly changing face of urban politics.
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Political Change in the Metropolis, Eighth Edition, continues to focus on the political changes that have taken place in American cities and the reactions of urban scholars to them. In addition to offering scholarly perspectives, the text offers students a theoretical framework for interpreting these changing events for themselves. This framework analyzes the patterns of bias inherent in the organization and operation of urban politics, giving students an in-depth look at the fascinating and constantly changing face of urban politics.
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This popular text has been thoroughly updated and revised to sharpen the focus on its 'bias and change' theme, include the latest data/studies informing the field, and cover important new topics (e.g., flood disaster in New Orleans).
Political Change in the Metropolis, Eighth Edition, continues to focus on the political changes that have taken place in American cities and the reactions of urban scholars to them. In addition to offering scholarly perspectives, the text offers students a theoretical framework for interpreting these changing events for themselves. This framework analyzes the patterns of bias inherent in the organization and operation of urban politics, giving students an in-depth look at the fascinating and constantly changing face of urban politics.
Features
- Accessible writing style engages students in the material.
- Provides excellent coverage of the impact of immigrants and ethnic groups in the making of the American city.
- An abundance of historical material helps students better understand the origins and development of urban politics and structures.
- Case studies throughout the text give students an opportunity to apply important material.
- The text exposes students to first-rate discussions of political phenomena and empirical literature on those phenomena.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part One — Metropolitan Cities in the 21st Century
Chapter 1- 21st Century Cities and Challenge of Urban Governance
Chapter 2- The Emergence of Metropolitan America
Part Two- The Ethnic and Racial Base of Politics
Chapter 3- Ethnic-Based Politics in the City
Chapter 4- Machine Politics and Reform
Part Three- Politics in the Contemporary City
Chapter 5- The City as a Place of Opportunity: The Politics of Racial and Social Change
Chapter 6- The City as a Place of Opportunity: The Changing Urban Political Economy
Chapter 7- Community Power and Leadership
Part Four- Suburbia and the Multicentered Metropolis
Chapter 8- Urban Sprawl
Chapter 9- Metropolitan Government
Chapter 10- The New Regionalism: Taking “Metropolitan Governance Without Government” Seriously
Part Five- Toward an Urban Policy
Chapter 11- National Urban Policy
Chapter 12- Political Change in the Metropolis of the Future
Credits
Index