Cities and Urban Sociology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2013
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780195433760
- Publish Date
- Nov 2013
- List Price
- $99.99
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Description
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
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.