Urban Sociology, Capitalism and Modernity
Subtitle: Second Edition
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: May 16, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780333971604
Subjects: Local government; Urban & municipal planning; Urban communities; Social Science; Textbooks; Sociology; Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.; Public Policy - Economic Policy; Sociology - Urban; Political Science : Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.; Political Science : Public Policy - Economic Policy; Social Science / Sociology / General; Social Science / Sociology / Urban; Sociology - General; Capitalism; History; Sociology, Urban
First sentence: Consider one view of why the experience of the modern city is so fascinating and compelling: the great buildings of civilisation; the meeting places, the libraries and theatres, the towers and domes; and often more moving than these, the houses, the streets, the press and excitement of so many people, with so many purposes.