Urban Sociology Books

New and Published Books

1. Securitization of Property Squatting in Europe

   By Mary Manjikian

   Series: Routledge Research in Urban Politics and Policy

   Housing is no longer about having a place to live – but about state pressures to conform, norms and policies regarding citizenship, and practices of surveillance and security. Breaking new ground in the field of urban politics and international relations, Securitization of Property Squatting in...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
2. Social Theory and the Urban Question

   By Peter Saunders

   Social Theory and the Urban Question offers a guide to, and a critical evaluation of key themes in contemporary urban social theory, as well as a re-examination of more traditional approaches in the light of recent developments and criticism. Dr Saunders discusses current theoretical positions in...

   Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge
3. Chinatowns in a Transnational World

   Myths and Realities of an Urban Phenomenon

   Edited by Vanessa Künnemann, Ruth Mayer

   This book explores the history, the reality, and the complex fantasy of American and European Chinatowns and traces the patterns of transnational travel and traffic between China, South East Asia, Europe, and the United States which informed the development of these urban sites. Despite obvious...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
4. Medieval London

   By Gwyn A. Williams

   This unique study is based on the careful interpretation of evidence in the commercial and administrative records of the City and in the royal records, of the process by which London developed from a commune of a feudal kingdom into the capital city of the English nation. The period covered is the...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
5. Immigrant Adaptation in Multi-Ethnic Societies

   Canada, Taiwan, and the United States

   Edited by Eric Fong, Lan-Hung Nora Chiang, Nancy Denton

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   As a result of international immigration, ethnic diversity has increased rapidly in many countries, not only in major cities, but also in smaller cities. This trend is not limited to the traditional immigrant receiving countries, such as the United States and Canada, but occurs also in many other...

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
6. The Impact of Railways on Victorian Cities

   By John R. Kellett

   The arrival of the railway was one of the most far reaching events in the history of the Victorian city. The present study, based upon detailed case histories of Britain's five largest cities (London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool), shows how the railways gave Victorian cities their...

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
7. European Urbanization, 1500-1800

   By Jan de Vries

   In European Urbanization Jan de Vries provides a comprehensive data base for understanding the nature of the changes that took place in European cities from 1500 to 1800. The book is based on an immense systematic survey of the population history of 379 European cities with 10,000 or more...

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
8. Garden Cities of To-Morrow

   By Ebenezer Howard

   Edited by F.J. Osborn

   Originally published in 1898 as To-Morrow: A peaceful path to reform, "the book", writes F.J. Osborn "holds a unique place in town planning literature, is cited in all planning bibliographies, stands on the shelves of the more important libraries, and is alluded to in most books on planning; yet...

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
9. Critical Mobilities

   Edited by Ola Soderstrom, Didier Ruedin, Shalini Randeria, Gianni D'Amato, Francesco Panese

   The field of mobility studies examines social phenomena through the lens of movement. In this perspective, societies are regarded as being constantly reconfigured as they are shaped by a series of mobile entities (capital, people, information). This book engages critically with many of the claims...

   Published February 28th 2013 by Routledge
10. The Street

    A Quintessential Social Public Space

    By Vikas Mehta

    Good cities are places of social encounter. Creating public spaces that encourage social behavior in our cities and neighborhoods is an important goal of city design. How do we make sociable streets? This book shows us how these ordinary public spaces can be planned and designed to become settings...

    Published February 18th 2013 by Routledge