{"product_id":"urban-bonds-paperback-softback-9780745628028","title":"Urban Bonds (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745628028","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUrban Bonds\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\"\u003eTalja Blokland (Author), Lee K. Mitzman (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745628028, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 July 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.372 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\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eThis is a book of major intellectual significance. Talja Blokland succeeds in casting her case study around broader theoretical concerns that will have relevance for urban sociologists everywhere.\" \u003ci\u003eMike Savage, University of Manchester\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Talja Blokland has written an engaging, thoughtful and often provocative analysis of changing social life in an inner city neighbourhood.\" \u003ci\u003eCharles Tilly, Columbia University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a superb empirically grounded study of social relations, exploring important theoretical issues about space, identity and community in the context of wonderful and compelling ethnography.\" \u003ci\u003eRichard Jenkins, University of Sheffield\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\"\u003eWhat is the role of the neighbourhood in our understanding of community and how has this role changed over the last century? Talja Blokland seeks to answer this question in this careful ethnographic study of the changing nature of social relationships and urban communities. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCareful ethnographic study of the changing nature of social relationships and urban communities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the role of the neighbourhood in our understanding of community and how this has changed over the last century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInterweaves a detailed study of the history and current social life of a poor neighbourhood in Rotterdam, with a reflection on the character of social ties in urban areas everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on American urban sociology and includes provocative discussions on the issues of community and ethnicity.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e1. Disintegration And The ‘Demise Of Community’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Hillesluis As A Natural Area? Social Ecology And Neighbourhood Use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Personal Networks As Communities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Social Identification And A Grid Of Social Relations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Familiarity And Transactions: Privatization I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Institutions And Attachments: Privatization II.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Contemporary Communities And The Importance Of Location.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Ethnicity As A Dividing Field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Neighbourhood In The Imperfect Past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Urban Bonds: Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex: Research Approach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\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":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406586966296,"sku":"9780745628028","price":19.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745628028.jpg?v=1784140458","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/urban-bonds-paperback-softback-9780745628028","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}