Urban order : an introduction to cities, culture, and power / by Short ,John Rennie
Language: English Publication details: Blackwell Publishers, 1996. Cambridge:Description: vi, 506 pISBN:- 9781557863614
- 307.76 SHO-U
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Library, SPAB E-2 | Non Fiction | 307.76 SHO-U (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Rec. by Ajay Khare | 010753 |
Part 1 The city and economy: cities and economic development; the urbanization of the economy; the city and the global economy; the political economy of urbanization; capital, labour and the city --
case study 1 (part 1); capital, labour and the city --
case study 1 (part 2); yuppies, yuffies and the new urban order --
case study 2. Part 2 The city and society --
the housing market; the social arena; life in the city; the political arena; residential mobility in the city --
case study 3; gender, space and power --
case study 4; race, ethnicity and the city --
case study 5. Part 3 The production of the city: city as investment; city as text; city images; reconstructing the image of a city --
case study 6; conflict and compromise in the built environment --
case study 7; Postscript -
* A triple perspective -- the city and economy; the city and society; the city and power. * Includes chapters on race, ethnicity and the city; and on gender, space and power. * Unites political, economic and cultural perspectives. * Examples range from all over the world.
A triple perspective - the city and economy; the city and society; the city and power. Includes chapters on race, ethnicity and the city; and on gender, space and power.
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