{"product_id":"urban-theory-alan-harding-9781446294512","title":"Urban Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is Urban Theory? How can it be used to understand our urban experiences? Experiences typically defined by enormous inequalities, not just between cities but within cities, in an increasingly interconnected and globalised world. This book explains: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelations between urban theory and \u003cstrong\u003emodernity \u003c\/strong\u003ein key ideas of the Chicago School, spatial analysis, humanistic urban geography, and 'radical' approaches like Marxism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCities and the transition to informational economies, \u003cstrong\u003eglobalization\u003c\/strong\u003e, urban growth machine and urban regime theory, the city as an \"actor\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpatial expressions of \u003cstrong\u003einequality \u003c\/strong\u003eand key ideas like segregation, ghettoization, suburbanization, gentrification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocio-cultural spatial expressions of \u003cstrong\u003edifference \u003c\/strong\u003eand key concepts like gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity and \"culturalist\" perspectives on identity, lifestyle, subculture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow cities should be understood as \u003cstrong\u003eintersections \u003c\/strong\u003eof horizontal and vertical - of coinciding resources, positions, locations, influencing how we make and understand urban experiences.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritical, interdisciplinary and pedagogically informed - with opening summaries, boxes, questions for discussion and guided further reading - \u003cstrong\u003eUrban Theory: A Critical Introduction to Power, Cities and Urbanism in the 21st Century\u003c\/strong\u003e provides the tools for any student of the city to understand, even to change, our own urban experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Harding,Talja Blokland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 144629451X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781446294512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Alan Harding","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065601143039,"sku":"9781446294512","price":182.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5f4233d-946b-46de-8508-b06809c0645a.jpg?v=1768676054","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/urban-theory-alan-harding-9781446294512","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}