Kleniewski Nancy (ed.) Cities and society

Blackwell Publishing, 2005. - 354 p.Introduction: Contemporary Issues in Urban Sociology
Part one: Recent Theoretical Perspectives on Cities and Society
The City as a Growth Machine: Toward a
Political Economy of Place
Harvey Molotch
Urban Restructuring: A Critical View
John R. Logan and Todd Swanstrom
Space and Status
Daphne Spain
Los Angeles and the Chicago School: Invitation to a Debate
Michael Dear
Modernity, Post-modernity and Urban Culture
Mike Savage and Alan Warde
Part two: Globalization and Its Impact on Cities
Overview of Global Cities
Saskia Sassen
The Urban–Rural Interface and Migration
Alan Gilbert and Josef Gugler
Community, Ethnicity, and Urban Sociology
Jan Lin
The New Urban Reality
Roger Waldinger
The Return of the Sweatshop
Edna Bonacich and Richard P. Appelbaum
Part three: The Changing Urban Economy
Understanding Homelessness: From Global to Local
Jennifer Wolch and Michael Dear
Economic Restructuring and Redevelopment
Susan S. Fainstein
Gentrification, Cuisine, and the Critical Infrastructure:
Power and Centrality Downtown
Sharon Zukin
Gazing on History
John Urry
Neo-Bohemia: Art and Neighborhood Redevelopment in Chicago
Richard Lloyd
Part four: Urban Policy Choices
Chaos or Community? Directions for Public Policy
Paul A. Jargowsky
The Missing Link
Douglas S. Massey and Nancy A. Denton
Fortress LA
Mike Davis 267
Economic Inequality and Public Policy:
The Power of Place
Todd Swanstrom, Peter Dreier, and John Mollenkopf 284
The Challenge of Urban Sprawl
Thad Williamson, David Imbroscio,
and Gar Alperovitz