The SAGE Companion to the City - Couverture souple

Timothy Hall; Phil Hubbard; John Short

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 141290207X ISBN 13 : 9781412902076

Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

The Sage Companion to the City Offers an A-Z to understanding the city that explains the interrelations between society, culture and economy. This book explains, power, religion, science and technology, modernity, and the landscape of the city. It also explains work and leisure, globalisation, innovation and the economy, and the role of the state. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

SAGE Companion to the City is a tour-de-force of contemporary urban studies. At once a stocktake, showcase and springboard for scholarly approaches to cities and city life, the editors have assembled a cohesive and convincing set of lucid, insightful and critical essays of great quality. Eschewing grand theory and deadening encyclopediasm, the contributors refresh both longstanding concerns and explore new themes in ways both brilliantly accessible to newcomers and satisfying to the cognoscenti' - Robert Freestone, University of New South Wales, Australia

Organised in four sections The SAGE Companion to the City provides a systematic A-Z to understanding the city that explains the interrelations between society, culture, and economy. Each chapter is illustrated with key extracts from the literature:

" section one: Histories: explains power; religion; science and technology; modernity; the landscape of the city

" section two: Economies and Inequalities: explains work and leisure; globalisation; innovation and the economy; and the role of the state

" section three: Communities: explains migration and settlement; segregation and division; civility; house and home; housing and homelessness

" section four: Order and Disorder: explains politics and policy; planning and conflict; law and order; surveillance and terror;

An accessible guide to all areas of urban studies; the text offers both a contemporary cutting edge reflection and measured historical and geographical reflection on urban studies. It will be essential reading for students of any discipline interested in the city as an object of study. (20080211)

Revue de presse :

This book pulls together an exceptional range of literature in addressing the complexity of contemporary patterns and processes of urbanization. It offers a rich array of concepts and theories and is studded with fascinating examples that illustrate the changing nature of cities and urban life. (Paul Knox 20080211)

The SAGE Companion to the City is a tour-de-force of contemporary urban studies. At once a stocktake, showcase and springboard for scholarly approaches to cities and city life, the editors have assembled a cohesive and convincing set of lucid, insightful and critical essays of great quality. Eschewing grand theory and deadening encyclopediasm, the contributors refresh both longstanding concerns and explore new themes in ways both brilliantly accessible to newcomers and satisfying to the cognoscenti. (Robert Freestone ) --Reviews

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 141290207X
• ISBN 13: 9781412902076
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 408