{"product_id":"the-urban-sociology-reader-jan-lin-9780415665308","title":"The Urban Sociology Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe urban world is an exciting terrain for investigating the central institutions, structures and problems of the social world and how they have transformed through the last 200 years. This \u003cem\u003eReader\u003c\/em\u003e comprises sections on urban social theory, racial and social difference in the city, culture in everyday life, culture and the urban economy, globalization and transnational social relations and the regulation of urban space. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing together seminal selections covering the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries, this \u003cem\u003eReader\u003c\/em\u003e includes forty-three significant writings from eminent names such as Simmel, Wirth, Park, Burgess, DuBois, Zukin, Sassen, and Harvey. The 2nd edition illuminates more recent urban issues such as sprawl, sustainability, immigration and urban protest. Selections are predominantly sociological, but some readings cross disciplinary boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProviding an essential resource for students of urban studies, this book brings together important but, till now, widely dispersed writings. Editorial commentaries precede each entry; introducing the text, demonstrating its significance, and outlining the issues surrounding its topic, whilst the associated bibliography enables deeper investigations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Lin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415665302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415665308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.50w x 1.10d","brand":"Jan Lin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658867814655,"sku":"9780415665308","price":305.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-urban-sociology-reader-jan-lin-9780415665308","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}