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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dr David Garbin (University of Kent, UK) , Simon Coleman (University of Toronto, Canada) , Gareth Millington (University of York, UK) , John EadePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781350348691ISBN 10: 1350348694 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 30 May 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews"""A fascinating study on how organized religion and infrastructures are implicated in remaking material well-being and hope, in not always positive ways, in African cities. A real opening in urban studies."" --Ash Amin, Professor of Geography, University of Cambridge, UK ""This edited collection is an invaluable addition to the ongoing understanding of the relationship between religion, religious organizations and social transformation. It will be of interest to students and scholars in a variety of disciplines, including urban sociology, urban management, anthropology, social geography and religious studies/spatial theology."" --Asonzeh Ukah, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa ""An excellent examination of the operations of religious urbanization. The collection carefully reveals how faith-based organizations combine the moral and infrastructural, with important consequences for urban development, city institutions, markets, districts, and urban imaginaries."" --Colin McFarlane, Professor of Geography, Durham University, UK" A fascinating study on how organized religion and infrastructures are implicated in remaking material well-being and hope, in not always positive ways, in African cities. A real opening in urban studies. * Ash Amin, Professor of Geography, University of Cambridge, UK * This edited collection is an invaluable addition to the ongoing understanding of the relationship between religion, religious organizations and social transformation. It will be of interest to students and scholars in a variety of disciplines, including urban sociology, urban management, anthropology, social geography and religious studies/spatial theology. * Asonzeh Ukah, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa * An excellent examination of the operations of religious urbanization. The collection carefully reveals how faith-based organizations combine the moral and infrastructural, with important consequences for urban development, city institutions, markets, districts, and urban imaginaries. * Colin McFarlane, Professor of Geography, Durham University, UK * Author InformationDavid Garbin is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Kent, UK. Gareth Millington is Reader in Sociology at the University of York, UK. Simon Coleman is Chancellor Jackman Professor in Religious Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |