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OverviewThis wide-ranging and state-of-the-art new edition reviews the classic contributions to understanding modern and post-modern cities, and is comprehensively updated to take account of the issues and concepts at stake in 21st century urban theory. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John Rennie Short (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, USA)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Red Globe Press Edition: 2nd edition Weight: 0.494kg ISBN: 9781137382658ISBN 10: 1137382651 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 05 December 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I: THEORIZING THE CITY IN TIME 1. Theorizing The Premodern City 2. Theorizing The Modern City 3. Theorizing The Postmodern City PART II: THEORIZING THE CITY IN SPACE 4. The City As Network 5. The Economic City 6. The City Of Difference 7. The Political City 8. The Everyday City 9. The City And Nature 10. Urban Imaginaries 11. Marketing The City 12. The Future Of Urban Theory: Directions And Intersections.Reviews"Reviews of the first edition: ""A remarkable intellectual tour-de-force: incisive, comprehensive, wide-ranging, compelling."" - Professor Sir Peter Hall, Bartlett Professor of Planning and Regeneration, University College London, UK ""A great read: almost as gripping as a good novel. A must-have book for scholars and an ideal text to get students thinking and capture their interest."" - Saskia Sassen, University of Chicago, USA and author of Territory, Authority, Rights" Reviews of the first edition: A remarkable intellectual tour-de-force: incisive, comprehensive, wide-ranging, compelling. - Professor Sir Peter Hall, Bartlett Professor of Planning and Regeneration, University College London, UK A great read: almost as gripping as a good novel. A must-have book for scholars and an ideal text to get students thinking and capture their interest. - Saskia Sassen, University of Chicago, USA and author of Territory, Authority, Rights Author InformationJohn Rennie Short is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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