Urban Sociology, Capitalism and Modernity
- ISBN-10
- 1137078103
- ISBN-13
- 9781137078100
- Series
- Urban Sociology, Capitalism and Modernity
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 242
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-05-14
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Authors
- Mike Savage, Alan Warde, Kevin Ward
Description
The long-awaited second edition of this highly successful text on urban sociology retains the distinctive character and focus of the original, while taking fully into account recent theoretical debates and new empirical research. Expanded and thoroughly revised throughout, it incorporates the substantial new literature on urban inequality, urban culture, urban politics and globalization. It thus offers a comprehensive and up-to-the-minute account of its subject, ideal for study purposes at undergraduate level and beyond.
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Other editions
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- 1993-09-24
- 221 pages
- Ebook
- Macmillan International Higher Education
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