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The Urban World the leading text in urban sociology. Through six editions the book has presented a complete, balanced, up-to-date, cross-cultural look at cities and suburbs around the world. It offers a coherent overview of the changing urban scene, covering evolving urban patterns and the changing nature of urban life. The Urban World combines current scholarship, by one of America's leading urban sociologists, with a readable style that students appreciate.

Part One: Focus and Development
1. The Urban World
2. Emergence of Cities
Part Two: American Urbanization
3. The Rise of Urban America
4. Structure and Organization of American Cities
5. Urban Political Economy David A. Smith and Michael F. Timberlak
6. Metropolitan and Edge City Growth
Part Three: Urban and Suburban Life
7. City Life-Style
8. Social Environment of the City: Strangers, Neighbors, Crowding, Crime, and
9. Changing Suburbanization Pattern
10. Ethnic Diversity: Ethnics, African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Asian American
11. Women in Metropolitan Life
Part Four: Problems, Housing, and Planning
12. Introduction
13. Housing and the Community
14. Planning in the United States and Elsewhere
Part Five: World Wide Urbanization
15. Less-Developed Countries
16. Asian Urban Patterns
17. African and Middle Eastern Urbanization
18. Urbanization in Latin America
Part Six: Conclusion
19. Toward the Urban Future
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index

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The Urban World

The Urban World

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Summary

Table of Contents

1. The Urban World

2. Emergence of Cities

Part Two: American Urbanization

3. The Rise of Urban America

4. Structure and Organization of American Cities

5. Urban Political Economy David A. Smith and Michael F. Timberlak

6. Metropolitan and Edge City Growth

Part Three: Urban and Suburban Life

7. City Life-Style

8. Social Environment of the City: Strangers, Neighbors, Crowding, Crime, and

9. Changing Suburbanization Pattern

10. Ethnic Diversity: Ethnics, African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Asian American

11. Women in Metropolitan Life

Part Four: Problems, Housing, and Planning

12. Introduction

13. Housing and the Community

14. Planning in the United States and Elsewhere

Part Five: World Wide Urbanization

15. Less-Developed Countries

16. Asian Urban Patterns

17. African and Middle Eastern Urbanization

18. Urbanization in Latin America

Part Six: Conclusion

19. Toward the Urban Future

Bibliography

Name Index

Subject Index

Supplemental Materials