Urban Theory

  • Urban Theory: A critical introduction to power, cities and urbanism in the 21st century
    By Alan Harding, Talja Blokland

    For those interested in the way individual theorists' understandings evolve over time, the 1981 version of that book provides interesting reading. Saunders' work might usefully be read in conjunction with Savage and Warde's Urban ...

  • Urban Theory: A critical introduction to power, cities and urbanism in the 21st century
    By Alan Harding, Talja Blokland

    This book explains: Relations between urban theory and modernity in key ideas of the Chicago School, spatial analysis, humanistic urban geography, and ‘radical′ approaches like Marxism Cities and the transition to informational ...

  • Urban Theory: A Critical Assessment
    By John Rennie Short

    Gordon, D. (1984) 'Capitalist development and the history of American cities', in W. Tabb and L. Sawyers (eds), Marxism and the ... Graham, S. (2002) 'Reflections on cities, September 11th and the 'war on terrorism' – one year on', ...

  • Urban Theory: New critical perspectives
    By Kevin Ward, Mark Jayne

    This book offers a critical and assessable introduction to original and groundbreaking urban theory and will be essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students in human geography, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, ...

  • Urban Theory
    By Ely Chinoy

    Included here are pieces by York Willbern, Catherine Bauer Wurster, John Friedman, John Miller, Jean Gottman, Paul N. Ylvisaker, Nathan Glazer, Morton Grodzins, and Russell Baker.

  • Urban Theory: New critical perspectives
    By Kevin Ward, Mark Jayne

    This book offers a critical and assessable introduction to original and groundbreaking urban theory and will be essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students in human geography, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, ...