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Urban World

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ISBN-10: 0199371962

ISBN-13: 9780199371969

Edition: 10th 2015

Authors: J. John Palen

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Long the leading text in urban sociology, The Urban World continues to provide a comprehensive, balanced, up-to-date, and cross-cultural look at cities and suburbs around the world. Offering a twenty-first-century view of the changing urban scene, the text covers evolving urban patterns and the changing nature of urban life. Combining expert scholarship with an accessible style that students appreciate, J. John Palen is one of America's leading urban sociologists. He travels the world and adds fresh insights, gleaned firsthand, to each edition of his text. Featuring an exceptionally clear writing style, The Urban World is also enhanced by such enduring features as robust academic content…    
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Book details

Edition: 10th
Copyright year: 2015
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 9.20" wide x 7.50" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

J. John Palen is Professor Emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the author of over a dozen books and has received the Virginia Commonwealth University Distinguished Scholar Award. He is a Distinguished Fulbright Chair and has held the Fulbright Chair in North American Studies at the University of Calgary.