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This book presents an overview of the radical transformation of China’s urban space since the 1970s, arguing that... Read More >>
The only comprehensive study of Portland's history, culture, and people. Read More >>
An eminent urban historian uncovers the long-neglected history of the restrictive covenants that played a pivotal... Read More >>
The issue of ethical standards in public life has become a central concern in contemporary public discourse. This... Read More >>
"The question of who actually ran cities in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries has been debated by urban historians.... Read More >>
Identifies an important aspect in the analysis of urban change in the late twentieth century by highlighting the... Read More >>
"Winner of France's 2004 Prix de Flore for his memoir The Romanian: Story of an Obsession, Bruce Benderson has gained... Read More >>
This book weaves together historical narratives of major riots with the changing contexts in which they have occurred... Read More >>
With a third of the global urban population already living in Dickensian slums, at least half under the age of twenty,... Read More >>
Arguing for Harlem as a crossroads between writers and the image, this book explores its power for canonical writers,... Read More >>
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Presents an overview of the radical transformation of China's urban space since the 1970s, arguing that to study... Read More >>
Provides material on Chinese urban development. This book demonstrates how it transcends the centrally-planned model... Read More >>
With urbanism becoming the key driver of socio-economic change in China, this book provides much needed up-to-date... Read More >>
Groundbreaking, authoritative, eye-opening--and certain to rekindle, and permanently alter, the discussion of race... Read More >>
Capturing the competing social and cultural fantasies, the everyday events and historical visions that have given... Read More >>
From its modest beginnings in the mid-19th century, Dar es Salaam has grown to become one of sub-Saharan Africa's... Read More >>
Dominance, identity and resistance are key themes in this examination of language in global, virtual and local settings.... Read More >>
This groundbreaking book brings the study of whiteness and postcolonial... Read More >>
By looking at a range of texts, events and biographical narratives, this book traces cosmopolitanism from its marginal... Read More >>
Inner-city schools suffered from far fewer problems a century ago, when black children in most northern cities attended... Read More >>
Addresses three major threats to the safety and security of cities: crime and violence; insecurity of tenure and... Read More >>
Designed to reach a wide audience of scholars and policymakers, the Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs is... Read More >>
