394 Pages
by
Routledge
394 Pages
by
Routledge
394 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1986. For this new edition of Social Theory and the Urban Question Peter Saunders has updated the text to take account of major theoretical developments in the 1980s and has also considerably developed his own approach. Three chapters have been completely rewritten and others have been appropriately revised. The revisions ensure that Social Theory and the Urban Question will... Read more
Introduction to the second edition, 1. Social theory, capitalism and the urban question, 2. The urban as an ecological community, 3 The urban as a cultural form, 4. The urban as a socio-spatial system, 5. The urban as ideology, 6. The urban as a spatial unit of collective consumption, 7. A non-spatial urban sociology?, 8. From urban social theory to a sociology of consumption, Appendix: A note on the empirical testing of theories, Further reading, References, Index
Biography
Peter Saunders
`It can be strongly recommended ... clearly written, well documented and, above all, highly stimulating.' - Critical Social Policy
`Saunders has been one of a small group of British writers ... who have pushed urban studies into a new period of vigorous growth.' - Urban Studies
