City Visions
- ISBN-10
- 1317881567
- ISBN-13
- 9781317881568
- Series
- City Visions
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 280
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-10-08
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- David Bell, Azzedine Haddour
Description
A collection of the latest work on the city, presenting contemporary theories, methods and perspectives in an accessible format for upper-level undergraduates and postgraduates in geography, cultural studies and sociology.
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