Ephraims Rescue by Darin Southam
The New Urban Sociology is an indispensable textbook for an urban sociology course with students from multiple disciplines. Exemplary in its combination of accessibility, coverage, and theoretical sophistication, the text conveys rather complex notions at the intersection of economics, politics, and culture with admirable lucidity.Gabriel Santos, Lynchburg College
Widely recognized as a groundbreaking text, The New Urban Sociology is a broad and expert introduction to urban sociology that is both relevant and accessible to the student. Organized around an integrated paradigmthe sociospatial perspectivethe text examines the role played by social factors such as race, class, gender, lifestyle, economics, and culture on the development of metropolitan areas, and integrates social, ecological and political economy perspectives and research into this study. With its unique perspective, concise history of urban life, clear summary of urban social theory, and attention to the impact of culture on urban development, this book gives students a cohesive conceptual framework for understanding cities and urban life.
In this thoroughly revised 5th edition, authors Mark Gottdiener, Ray Hutchison, and Michael T. Ryan offer expanded discussions of created cultures, gentrification, and urban tourism, and have incorporated the most recent work in the field throughout the text. The New Urban Sociology is a necessity for all courses on the subject.
Mark Gottdiener is professor of sociology at SUNY-Buffalo and the author of numerous books, including The Theming of America; Las Vegas: The Social Production of an All-American City; New Forms of Consumption: Consumer, Culture, and Commodification; Postmodern Semiotics; and The Social Production of Urban Space. He is the 2010 recipient of the Robert and Helen Lynd Award for Distinguished Career Achievement from the American Sociological Association.
Ray Hutchison is professor of sociology in the Department of Public and Environmental Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and Santander Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences at the New University of Lisbon. He is series editor of Research in Urban Sociology and senior editor of the forthcoming three-volume Encyclopedia of Urban Studies.
Michael T. Ryan is a retired professor of sociology at Dodge City Community College. He has five entries in Blackwell's Encyclopedia of Sociology, four entries in Blackwell's The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology, and one entry each in Sage's Encyclopedia of Urban Studies and Blackwell's Encyclopedia of Consumption and Consumer Studies.
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| EAN | 0783027011494 |
| Title | Ephraims Rescue |
| Region Code | 1 |
| Running time | 382 |
| Studio | EPHRAIM'S RESCUE |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Note | Unavailable |