The World of Cities: Places in Comparative and Historical Perspective

by Xiangming Chen and Anthony M. Orum

Book Overview

The World of Cities is a concise theoretical and empirical introduction to urban sociology. In clear and engaging terms, the book surveys and critiques all the major theoretical perspectives in urban... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631210261
• ISBN13: 9780631210269
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Ignore the Malcontent Below

This introductory text is wide-ranging, interdisciplinary (with a sociological focus) and very up-to-date. The person below must have got a bad copy or simply has an axe to grind? I reviewed this book when it came out (favorably), used it in my courses (students liked it), and in my own place-based research/writing.