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- Easytoread style which conveys debates clearly and simply without being simplistic
Scope of text covering all the major issues in urban studies
Wide potential readership across a range of disciplines (see below)
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About this book
The aim of the book is to examine the transformation of the city in the late 20th century and explore the ways in which city life is structured. The shift from modern-industrial to information/consumption-based 'post-modern' cities is traced through the text. The focus is not just on America and Europe but also explores cities in other parts of the world as city growth in the twenty first century will be predominantly outside of these regions.
About the author
DAVID C. THORNS is Professor of Sociology at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. He is the author of many books, including Fragmenting Societies? A Comparative Analysis of Regional and Urban Development (Routledge 1992).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Transformation of Cities
Book Subtitle: Urban Theory and Urban Life
Authors: David C. Thorns
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-9031-0
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2002
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 258
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Urban Studies/Sociology