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Social Science General

Cities and Urban Sociology

by (author) Louis Guay & Pierre Hamel

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2013
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195433760
    Publish Date
    Nov 2013
    List Price
    $99.99

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Integrating classical and contemporary theoretical perspectives, this text provides students with a firm grounding in the fundamentals of urban sociology, as well as a solid understanding of the particular challenges facing today's cities.

About the authors

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Pierre Hamel is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the Université de Montréal. He is affiliated with CÉRIUM at the same university. His research interests focus on three themes: 1) urban policies; 2) collective action; 3) institutional regulation of social and economic inequalities. He has published extensively on social movements, urban politics, governance and local democracy. He is the editor of the journal Sociologie et sociétés.

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