Critical urban studies : new directions / edited by Jonathan S. Davies and David L. Imbroscio ; foreword by Clarence N. Stone.

Other author Davies, Jonathan S.
Other author Imbroscio, David L.
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press, ©2010.
Descriptionxiii, 220 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Cities and towns--Study and teaching.
Sociology, Urban--Study and teaching.
Urban policy--Study and teaching.

Contents City / Elvin Wyly -- Critical perspectives on the city: constructivist, interpretive analysis of urban politics / Mara S. Sidney -- Seeing like a city: how to urbanize political science / Warren Magnusson -- Reflections on urbanity as an object of study and a critical epistemology / Julie-Anne Boudreau -- Back to the future: Marxism and urban politics / Jonathan S. Davies -- Keeping it critical: resisting the allure of the mainstream / David L. Imbroscio -- The trouble with diversity / Jeff Spinner-Halev -- Do multicultural cities help equality? / Yasminah Beebeejaun -- Why do we want mixed-income housing and neighborhoods? / James DeFilippis and Jim Fraser -- Dispersal as anti-poverty policy / Edward G. Goetz and Karen Chapple -- Beyond sprawl and anti-sprawl / Thad Williamson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010008239
ISBN9781438433059 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1438433050 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HT109 .C75 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold