Urban communities books

Based on ethnographic explorations in cities across the globe, Topographies of Faith offers a unique and compelling...  Read More >>

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This thoroughly revised edition brings Cybriwsky's account of...  Read More >>

Sartre and No Child Left Behind provides a rich ethnographic account of students’ psychological and emotional experiences...  Read More >>

This book traces the ancient concept of sanctuary. It examines how the contemporary sanctuary city movement contributes...  Read More >>

This engaging history brings to life the personalities and power struggles that shaped how Hamiltonians used their...  Read More >>

Nettle's book presents the results of five years of comparative ethnographic fieldwork in two different neighbourhoods...  Read More >>

A partir d'une enqu�te ethnographique originale, cet ouvrage analyse la construction d'une r�gion transnationale...  Read More >>

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This book analyses post-migration social networks via the notion of superdiversity. Using cluster analytic pattern...  Read More >>

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This book develops an original theory of urban land rent with important implications for urban studies and urban...  Read More >>

This book develops an original theory of urban land rent with important implications for urban studies and urban...  Read More >>

"In this sweeping account of life within the United States-Mexican border zone, Michael Dear, eminent scholar and...  Read More >>

This book examines racial and ethnic politics outside of the traditional urban context and questions the standard...  Read More >>

Cities can be seen as geographical imaginaries: places have meanings attributed so that they are perceived, represented...  Read More >>

Cities can be seen as geographical imaginaries: places have meanings attributed so that they are perceived, represented...  Read More >>

Community meetings seldom lead to significant change in urban policies, and have been accused of being sterile,...  Read More >>

After millions of migrants moved from China’s countryside into its sprawling cities a unique kind of ‘informal’...  Read More >>

In Australia, regions are not just geographic locations, they are also cultural ideas. Being regional means being...  Read More >>

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning dark comedy about one's struggle to hold on to the past.  Read More >>

"Can the North Atlantic Area become a ""security community""--a community like some other historical groups, in...  Read More >>

This study opposes the prevailing view that Indian villages have little social solidarity and points out the relationship...  Read More >>