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_bKLE
100 _aKleniewski, Nancy
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245 _aCities, change, and conflict : a political economy of urban life
250 _aEd.4
260 _bWadsworth Cengage Learning
_c2011
300 _axvi,425p.
505 _aContents 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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700 _aThomas, Alexander R.
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890 _aIndia
891 _aGratis
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