328 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
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Focusing on urban sociology as practised in Britain, the author argues that it is a key element in the response of the 'intellectual proletariat' to urbanization and the calls on it by the State to control the ensuing way of life. The themes of urban sociology have been the concerns of the Welfare State and, despite radical inputs, the discipline has remained tied up with the assumptions and... Read more
Introduction
Part One: the British experience
1. The British experiment
2. The modern big city
3. The housing question
4. The practice of planning
Part Two: Theories of urbanization
5. The critique of metropolis
6. The Chicago School: urban experience
Epilogue: city or town?
Biography
J.R. Mellor
