Urban Sociology

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Race and the Suburbs in American Film

Explores how suburban space and the body are racialized in American film.

Blacks in Niagara Falls

A detailed study of the history of African Americans in a small upstate New York city from the days of the Underground Railroad to the deindustrialization of the 1980s.

Convenient Criticism

By Dan Chen
Subjects: Communication

Explains why and how local critical reporting can exist in China despite the kinds of media control that are the hallmarks of authoritarian rule.

Racial Inequality in New York City since 1965

A comprehensive exploration of racial inequality in New York City since 1965.

Cities under Austerity

Edited by Mark Davidson & Kevin Ward
Subjects: Politics And Law

Examines the ways in which austerity policies are transforming US cities.

Race, Real Estate, and Uneven Development, Second Edition

Updated second edition examining how the real estate industry and federal housing policy have facilitated the development of racial residential segregation.

Transporting Atlanta

Examines the dynamics of Atlanta’s transportation crisis.

Saving Troy

A powerful account of the hazards, challenges, and dangers faced by America's first-responders.

Global Neighborhoods

Looks at how contemporary Jewish neighborhoods interact with both local and transnational influences.

Follow the Money

Reveals the powerful influence of financial elites on New York City’s mayors.

Subsidizing Capitalism

Examines the economic activities of self-employed brickmakers and the unpaid family members and others who assist them in Mexico.

Desegregating the City

Multidisciplinary perspectives on segregation in the United States and other developed countries.

The Cost of Being Poor

Looks at the daily lives of poor people to demonstrate that the poor pay more than others, by both monetary and other measures, to meet basic needs.

Homelessness, Citizenship, and Identity

Explores the political and economic causes and consequences of homelessness.

The Struggle and the Tools

By Ellen Cushman
Subjects: Sociology

Explores the daily lives of a group of inner city residents, focusing particularly upon their language use and other types of literate strategies used to gain resources, access to social institutions, and respect.

Society, State, and Urbanism

By Fuad Baali
Subjects: Sociology

'Ilm al- 'umran is ". ..an independent science. This science has its own peculiar object—that is, human civilization and social organization. The discussion of this topic is something new, extraordinary, ...