Cities, Change, and Conflict : A Political Economy of Urban Life (Paperback, 6 ed)

Part I. Thinking About Cities

1. Examining Urban Issues
2. Theoretical Perspectives on the City
3. Cities and the Environment

Part II. The Changing City: Historical and Comparative Perspectives

4. Cities in World History
5. Urban Development in the United States
6. Cities, Suburbs, and Metropolitan Areas
7. Cities in the Global North
8. Cities in the Global South

Part III. Change and Conflict: Urban Social Groups

9. Immigrants in Urban Areas
10. Black Americans in Cities
11. Social Class and Neighborhoods
12. Women, Gender, and Urban Life

Part IV. Change and Conflict: Urban Institutions

13. Urban Economy and Politics
14. Urban Unrest and Social Control
15. Urban Policy and Planning