Urban Sociology
Race and the Suburbs in American Film
Explores how suburban space and the body are racialized in American film.
Blacks in Niagara Falls
A detailed study of the history of African Americans in a small upstate New York city from the days of the Underground Railroad to the deindustrialization of the 1980s.
Convenient Criticism
Explains why and how local critical reporting can exist in China despite the kinds of media control that are the hallmarks of authoritarian rule.
Racial Inequality in New York City since 1965
A comprehensive exploration of racial inequality in New York City since 1965.
Cities under Austerity
Examines the ways in which austerity policies are transforming US cities.
Race, Real Estate, and Uneven Development, Second Edition
Updated second edition examining how the real estate industry and federal housing policy have facilitated the development of racial residential segregation.
Transporting Atlanta
Examines the dynamics of Atlanta’s transportation crisis.
Saving Troy
A powerful account of the hazards, challenges, and dangers faced by America's first-responders.
Global Neighborhoods
Looks at how contemporary Jewish neighborhoods interact with both local and transnational influences.
Follow the Money
Reveals the powerful influence of financial elites on New York City’s mayors.
Now Playing
Locates the origins of the mass audience and the emergence of everyday moviegoing in the culture of cities.
Subsidizing Capitalism
Examines the economic activities of self-employed brickmakers and the unpaid family members and others who assist them in Mexico.
Desegregating the City
Multidisciplinary perspectives on segregation in the United States and other developed countries.
The Cost of Being Poor
Looks at the daily lives of poor people to demonstrate that the poor pay more than others, by both monetary and other measures, to meet basic needs.
Homelessness, Citizenship, and Identity
Explores the political and economic causes and consequences of homelessness.
A Neighborhood in Ottoman Istanbul
A detailed history of a small neighborhood community of Ottoman Istanbul.
Under One Roof
Americans with changing lifestyles, nontraditional households, and special needs and interests are increasingly looking for alternatives to the single-family house, and especially for the opportunity ...
Society, State, and Urbanism
This book probes the nature, scope, and methods of 'ilm al- 'umran, the new science of human social organization, as it is developed in Ibn Khaldun's 14th-century masterpiece, the Mugaddimah. It explores ...