{"product_id":"the-castells-reader-on-cities-and-social-theory-hardback-9780631219323","title":"The Castells Reader on Cities and Social Theory (Hardback) 9780631219323","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Castells Reader on Cities and Social Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIda Susser (Edited by), Susser (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631219323, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 November 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e444 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.5 x 3.7 cm, 0.762 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Manuel Castells is the definitive analyst of the contemporary city and of urban society, and students of urbanism have long needed a comprehensive and accessible digest of his most important work. This encyclopedic selection, revealing the evolution of his ideas over three decades, will instantly become an academic classic.\" \u003ci\u003ePeter Hall, University College London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A great book. Castells's profound intelligence elucidates the transformations of cities in the twentieth century. Ida Susser has produced a book that illuminates the theoretical underpinnings of his far-ranging achievements. A must read for scholars in sociology, anthropology, political science, and urban planning.\" \u003ci\u003eCarol Stack, University of California, Berkeley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A very useful collection of some key works from one of the most important urban theorists of the post-1960s world. With an excellent historical and biographical introduction, this reader spans the still evolving ideas of Manuel Castells over nearly three decades.\" \u003ci\u003eNeil Smith, City University of New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"this book will make an indispensable student text, and as such it is to be highly recommended.\" \u003ci\u003eGary Pattison, BSA Network, October 2002\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A book that will prove useful to sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, geographers, architects, \u0026amp; scholars of urban studies\" \u003ci\u003eK. Larsen, Sociological Abstracts, December 2002\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis collection of Castells' classic writing, which also includes two new essays written specifically for this book, reflects the panoramic breadth of his knowledge, the clarity of his approach, and the scholarly rigor and intellectual depth of his theoretical methods.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures. \u003cp\u003eList of Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManuel Castells: Conceptualizing the City in the Information Age: Ida Susser.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: A Theoretical Approach to the City in Advanced Capitalism:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Urbanization (1972):.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpistemological Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Historical Process of Urbanization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Urban Phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Urban Ideology (1972):.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Myth of Urban Culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Urban Society to Urban Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Urban Sub-cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Social Movements and Urban Culture:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Immigrant Workers and Class Struggles in Advanced Capitalism: The Western European Experience (1975).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Collective Consumption and Urban Contradictions in Advanced Capitalism (1978).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. City and Culture: The San Francisco Experience (1983).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSan Francisco: The Social Basis of Urban Quality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban Poverty, Ethnic Minorities and Community Organization: The Experience of Neighbourhood Mobilization in San Francisco's Mission District.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Identity, Sexual Liberation and Urban Structure: The Gay Community in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethodological Appendix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: The City in the Information Age:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Informational Mode of Development and the Restructuring of Capitalism (1989).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Information Technology, the Restructuring of Capital–Labor Relationships and the Rise of the Dual City (1989).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Space of Flows (1996, second edition 2000).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Culture of Cities in the Information Age (new essay ,1999).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Urban Sociology in the Twenty-first Century (new essay, 2000).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography of Urban and Regional Studies by Manuel Castells, 1967–2000.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52405570109720,"sku":"9780631219323","price":105.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631219323.jpg?v=1784136826","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-castells-reader-on-cities-and-social-theory-hardback-9780631219323","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}