Social Theory and the Urban Question
Author:   Peter Saunders
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
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9781138142183


Pages:   394
Publication Date:   11 April 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Social Theory and the Urban Question


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Author:   Peter Saunders
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.820kg
ISBN:  

9781138142183


ISBN 10:   1138142182
Pages:   394
Publication Date:   11 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction to the second edition, 1. Social theory, capitalism and the urban question, 2. The urban as an ecological community, 3 The urban as a cultural form, 4. The urban as a socio-spatial system, 5. The urban as ideology, 6. The urban as a spatial unit of collective consumption, 7. A non-spatial urban sociology?, 8. From urban social theory to a sociology of consumption, Appendix: A note on the empirical testing of theories, Further reading, References, Index

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`It can be strongly recommended ... clearly written, well documented and, above all, highly stimulating.' - Critical Social Policy `Saunders has been one of a small group of British writers ... who have pushed urban studies into a new period of vigorous growth.' - Urban Studies


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