Urban Life in Transition
1st Edition
Published on 25. September 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-8039-3975-2 (ISBN)
Description
Urban Life in Transition examines the relationships between economic, political, and sociological effects of urban life suggesting that political, cultural and social changes in city affairs do not occur as a direct result of economic restructuring. Addressing a gap in the literature which neglects complex issues of urban life and governance, this book treats urban crime, drugs, racism and demographic patterns as topics on their own as well as their impact on local govenment from the mayorality to the neighbourhood level.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
342 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-3975-2 (9780803939752)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Mark Gottdiener is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at The University at Buffalo (SUNY).
Content
Introduction - Marc Gottdiener and C G Pickvance
Economic Restructuring, Population Redistribution and Migration in the United States - George Kephart
The Changing Ethnic Shape of Contemporary Urban America - Yen Espiritu and Ivan Light
Racism and the City - Robert Bullard and Joe Feagin
Restructuring Production and Reproduction - Linda McDowell
Some Theoretical and Empirical Issues Relating to Gender or Women in Britain
Urban Communities and Crime - Ralph Taylor
Household Coping Strategies in a Comparative Perspective - Bryan Roberts
The Privatization of Collective Consumption - Ray Forrest
Partnership and the Pursuit of the Private City - Greg Squires
The Reshaping of Urban Leadership in US Cities - Clarence Stone, Marion Orr and David Imbroscio
A Regime Analysis
A Walk Around Town - Marc Gottdiener
Closing Observations with Apologies to F Engels
Economic Restructuring, Population Redistribution and Migration in the United States - George Kephart
The Changing Ethnic Shape of Contemporary Urban America - Yen Espiritu and Ivan Light
Racism and the City - Robert Bullard and Joe Feagin
Restructuring Production and Reproduction - Linda McDowell
Some Theoretical and Empirical Issues Relating to Gender or Women in Britain
Urban Communities and Crime - Ralph Taylor
Household Coping Strategies in a Comparative Perspective - Bryan Roberts
The Privatization of Collective Consumption - Ray Forrest
Partnership and the Pursuit of the Private City - Greg Squires
The Reshaping of Urban Leadership in US Cities - Clarence Stone, Marion Orr and David Imbroscio
A Regime Analysis
A Walk Around Town - Marc Gottdiener
Closing Observations with Apologies to F Engels