Mark Abrahamson

Urban Sociology

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Concise overview of the political and economic development of the world's cities, with a cultural perspective and case studies throughout, including support materials.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 740g
• ISBN-13: 9780521191500
• ISBN-10: 0521191505
• Artikelnr.: 39751433

Autorenporträt

Mark Abrahamson is Executive Director of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research and Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of Urban Enclaves: Identity and Place in the World (2006) and Global Cities (2004).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Cities and city-regions in the global economy
3. Modern industrial cities
4. Post-industrial cities
5. Post-modern urban theory
6. Income inequality
7. Tourism and the cultural economy
8. Global cities and global culture
9. Immigrants and enclaves.