Introduction to Cities

Xiangming Chen , Anthony M. Orum , Krista E. Paulsen 지음

Wiley-Blackwell 2018년 02월 23일 출간

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The revised and updated second edition of Introduction to Cities explores why cities are such a vital part of the human experience and how they shape our everyday lives. Written in engaging and accessible terms, Introduction to Cities examines the study of cities through two central concepts: that cities are places, where people live, form communities, and establish their own identities, and that they are spaces, such as the inner city and the suburb, that offer a way to configure and shape the material world and natural environment. Introduction to Cities covers the theory of cities from an historical perspective right through to the most recent theoretical developments. The authors offer a balanced account of life in cities and explore both positive and negative themes. In addition, the text takes a global approach, with examples ranging from Berlin and Chicago to Shanghai and Mumbai. The book is extensively illustrated with updated maps, charts, tables, and photographs. This new edition also includes a new section on urban planning as well as new chapters on cities as contested spaces, exploring power and politics in an urban context. It contains; information on the status of poor and marginalized groups and the impact of neoliberal policies; material on gender and sexuality; and presents a greater range of geographies with more attention to European, Latin American, and African cities. Revised and updated, Introduction to Cities provides a complete introduction to the history, evolution, and future of our modern cities.

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List of illustrations xi List of tables xvii List of boxes xviii About the authors xx Acknowledgments xxi Walk-through tour xxiii Part I The foundations 5 1 Cities as places and spaces 6 Cities as places 9 Exploring further 1.1 11 Identity, community, and security 14 Places as the site of our identity 14 Places as the site of community 15 Places as sites of security 16 Studying the city 1.1 17 Human beings make and remake places 17 Place and space 20 Studying the city 1.2 21 Making the city better 1.1 24 Cities shape the fates of human beings 25 Cities and people 26 2 Social theories of urban space and place: The early perspectives 28 The social and theoretical roots of modern urban theory 29 Studying the city 2.1 31 Ferdinand T nnies: Community and society 32 Georg Simmel: The metropolis and mental life 33 T nnies and Simmel: Further reflections 35 The Chicago School of Sociology 38 The city as social space 39 The city, social change, and social order 40 Studying the city 2.2 42 Life in the city as a way of life 44 Making the city better 2.1 46 Early social theories of urban life 47 3 Social theories of urban space and place: Perspectives in the post-World War II era 49 Theoretical descendents of Marx 50 Manuel Castells and the urban question 50 David Harvey: Injustice and inequality in the city 51 John Logan and Harvey Molotch: The city as a growth machine 53 Making the city better 3.1 54 Making the city better 3.2 56 Further reflections: Marx and the critique of modern cities 57 The return to place and the turn to culture 58 Jane Jacobs and the discovery of community in the modern metropo

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저자(글) Xiangming Chen

Xiangming Chen is the founding Dean and Director of the Center for Urban and Global Studies and Paul Raether Distinguished Professor of Global Urban Studies and Sociology at Trinity College, Hartford, and a guest professor in the School of Social Development and Public Policy at Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Anthony M. Orum is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. He was the founding editor of the journal City & Community. Krista E. Paulsen is Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Florida, USA.

저자(글) Anthony M. Orum

저자(글) Krista E. Paulsen