Skillfully blending perspectives from the social sciences with insights from the visual arts and humanities, this lively and imaginative text provides a comprehensive introduction to cities and how they work. Focusing on the U.S. city, it covers the major traditional topics as well as cultural pluralism, the impact of the communications revolution, and architecture as symbolic politics. The second edition expands the coverage of racial and ethnic issues, suburbs, economic life, and urban problems.
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Skillfully blending perspectives from the social sciences with insights from the visual arts and humanities, this lively and imaginative text provides a comprehensive introduction to cities and how they work. Focusing on the U.S. city, it covers the major traditional topics as well as cultural pluralism, the impact of the communications revolution, and architecture as symbolic politics. The second edition expands the coverage of racial and ethnic issues, suburbs, economic life, and urban problems.
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