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Urban People and Places
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The Sociology of Cities, Suburbs, and Towns
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Artikel-Nr:
9781412987424
Veröffentl:
2014
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
10.02.2014
Seiten:
226
Autor:
Daniel Joseph Monti
Gewicht:
431 g
Format:
235x191x12 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Daniel J. Monti, Jr. is Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Saint Louis University. A graduate of Oberlin College and the University of North Carolina, he is a former Woodrow Wilson Fellow and has written extensively on matters of urban affairs, race and ethnic relations, American civic life, inner-city redevelopment, and youth gangs. He has been involved in an ongoing study of civic culture as it is expressed in cities across the United States and around the world. His books include Engaging Strangers: Civil Rites, Civic Capitalism, and Public Order in Boston (Fairleigh Dickinson University, 2013),The American City: A Social and Cultural History (Blackwell, 1999), Wannabe: Gangs in Suburbs and Schools (Blackwell, 1994), and Race, Redevelopment, and the New Company Town (SUNY Press, 1990).
Daniel Monti, Michael Ian Borer, and Lyn C. Macgregor provide a thorough and comprehensive survey of the contemporary urban world that is accessible to students with Urban People and Places: The Sociology of Cities, Suburbs, and Towns.&nb
1. Urbanization as a Worldwide Phenomenon2. Urbanization in More and Less Developed Countries3. Urbanization in the United States4. Classic Statements about Cities & Communities5. Contemporary Perspectives and Cities & Communities6. Civic Culture and the Politics of Community7. Among Kin, Friends and Strangers: Social Control in Cities, Suburbs and Towns8. How Social Scientists, Planners and Reformers Figure out What¿s Going on and What Needs Fixing9. Fixing People and Places10. Embracing the Cultures of Urban People and Places