TY  - GEN
AU  - Kleniewski, Nancy
AU  - Thomas, Alexander R.
TI  - Cities, change, and conflict : a political economy of urban life
SN  - 9780840032713
U1  - 307.76 
PY  - 2011///
PB  - Wadsworth Cengage Learning 
KW  -  
N1  - Contents 
Preface.  xv
PART I: THINKING ABOUT CITIES.   1
1. Examining Urban Issues.   3
2. Theoretical Perspectives on the City.   21
PART II: THE CHANGING CITY: HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES.  47
3. Cities in World History.  49
4. Urban Development in the United States.   71.
5. Cities, Suburbs, and Metropolitan Areas.   94
6. Cities in Europe.  118
7. Cities in the Third World.   143
PART III: CHANGE AND CONFLICT: URBAN SOCIAL GROUPS.  165
8. Immigrants and the City.  167
9. African Americans in Cities.  191
10. Changing Social Class Patterns.   214
11. Women in Cities. 236
PART IV: CHANGE AND CONFLICT: URBAN SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS.  257
12. Urban Economic Development.  259
13. Local Government and Finances.  280
14. Federal Urban Policy. 302
15. Urban Unrest and Social Control.  319
PART V: CONCLUSIONS. 345
16. Planning for the Future of Cities.  347
Glossary. 369
References.  379
Index. 409

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