Cities in the World-System

By: Resat Kasaba

The contributors to this collection question the boundaries and limitations that are imposed on the study of cities by urban sociology. They do not disagree that during most of their history, the regions and peoples of the world have been organized hierarchically and that there are differences that need to be explained. But they see the processes and relations that link regions and people together as the main factor that explains these differences...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313278938
• ISBN13: 9780313278938
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"