Urban Sociology, Capitalism and Modernity

Mike Savage, Alan Warde & Kevin Ward Hardcover - 256 pages Palgrave Macmillan Publishing, ISBN: 0333971590 Price: £55.00 November 2002 Buy the book

The long-awaited second edition of this highly successful text on urban sociology retains the distinctive character and focus of the original, while taking fully into account recent theoretical debates and new empirical research. Expanded and thoroughly revised throughout, it incorporates the substantial new literature on urban inequality, urban culture, urban politics and globalization. It thus offers a comprehensive and up-to-the-minute account of its subject, ideal for study purposes at undergraduate level and beyond.

Contents

Introduction
The Roots of Urban Sociology
Cities and Uneven Development
Inequality and Social Organisation in the City
Perspectives on Urban Culture
Urban Culture and the Regeneration of Urban Meaning
Urban Politics
Conclusion

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