Urban Sociology, Capitalism and Modernity
- ISBN-10
- 1349229911
- ISBN-13
- 9781349229918
- Series
- Urban Sociology, Capitalism and Modernity
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 221
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993-09-24
- Publisher
- Macmillan International Higher Education
- Authors
- Alan Warde, Michael Savage
Description
Seeks to defend the achievements of urban sociology, and its contribution to evaluating theories of the nature and implications of capitalism and modernity. The book reviews the history of urban sociology, theories of uneven development, studies of urban inequalities and analyses of urban culture.
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