American Urban Politics in a Global Age: The Reader (6th Edition)
Features:Eachchapter is introduced by an editor’s essaythat places the readings into context and highlights their central ideas and findings.Division into three historical periodsemphasizes both the changes and continuities in American urban politics over time.The reader is the perfect complement for Judd & Swanstrom'sCity Politics: The Political Economy of Urban American, 7/e, also available in a new edition (ISBN 0-205-73697-1) New to this Edition: New Readings in the Sixth Edition: Elizabeth Strom,Rethinking the Politics of Downtown DevelopmentKevin Fox Gotham,(Re)Branding the Big EasyZoltan L. Hajnal,Black Incumbents and a Declining Racial DivideRobert E. Lang and Jennifer B. LeFurgy,The Ethnic Diversity of BoomburgsPaul G. Lewis and S. Karthick Ramakrishnan,Police Practices in Immigrant-Destination CommunitiesJon C. Teaford,The Spaces of Suburban RetailingPeter F. Burns and Matthew O. Thomas,Politics, Federalism and the Recovery Process in New Orleans Plus, three new Editors’ Essays:The New Group Politics,The Privatization of Urban Space, andThe Debate over Regional Governance.