Anselm L Strauss

The American City

A Sourcebook of Urban Imagery

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This set of readings presents useful insights into urbanization and provides a fresh perspective on American cities and their inhabitants

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 156mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 721g
• ISBN-13: 9780202309279
• ISBN-10: 0202309274
• Artikelnr.: 21513637

Autorenporträt

David Riesman

Inhaltsangabe

1: Images and Perspectives
2: Contrasting Conceptions of the Same City
3: The Frontier and the City
4: City Destiny
5: Early Versions of the Rural-Urban Dialogue
6: Perils of the Great City
7: Success and the Perilous City
8: Poverty and Its Solutions
9: Democracy, Politics, and Municipal Reform
10: Order and Disorder in the City
11: Sociologists Study Social Worlds
12: The City without Human Purpose
13: Rural Amenities and Urban Attributes
14: Suburbia
15: Visitors Fun and Esthetics
16: City Planning
17: Urban Imagery and Urban Theory